Novel with a title encompassing plot (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
adam bede
'novel' is the definition.
(George Eliot novel)
'a title encompassing plot' is the wordplay.
'title' becomes 'dame' (I have seen 'Female title ' mean 'dame' so perhaps 'title' could also mean 'dame').
'encompassing' indicates putting letters inside.
'plot' becomes 'bed' (a plot of land).
'dame' enclosing 'bed' is 'dambede'.
'a'+'dambede'='ADAM BEDE'
'with' is the link.
(Other definitions for adam bede that I've seen before include "Book by George Eliot" , "Carpenter" , "Novel by George Eliot" .)