Charlotte Baden's extraordinary crime novel (5,2,3,5)

I believe the answer is:

cards on the table

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'crime novel' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adjective which matches the answer.

'charlotte baden's extraordinary' is the wordplay.
'extraordinary' indicates an anagram.
'charlotte'+'badens'='charlottebadens'
'charlottebadens' anagrammed gives 'CARDS ON THE TABLE'.

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