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Old Italian story church banned (5)

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roman

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(Other definitions for roman that I've seen before include "Does this citizen live in a manor?" , "Italian person" , "A novel" , "See 19" , "(Of a nose) high-bridged" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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