A novel once more (4)

I believe the answer is:

anew

'once more' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a novel' is the wordplay.
'novel' becomes 'new' (novel means new or fresh).
'a'+'new'='ANEW'

(Other definitions for anew that I've seen before include "From the beginning again" , "Again but differently" , "Afresh" , "Wane in a different way, again" , "Once more (poetic)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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