Short prose tale (7)

I believe the answer is:

novella

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

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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