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New city story (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

novella

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

'new city' is the wordplay.
'new' becomes 'novel' (similar in meaning).
'city' becomes 'LA' (Los Angeles).
'novel'+'la'='NOVELLA'

(Other definitions for novella that I've seen before include "story, short one" , "Small book" , "piece of fiction" , "Short fictional piece" , "short book" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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