Like a friend of Charles Dickens? (6)

I believe the answer is:

mutual

(Other definitions for mutual that I've seen before include "Common to two or more" , "Dickens novel 'Our . . . . . . Friend'" , "Joint < commonly" , "given and received" , "Given and returned" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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