Work by Dickens, whom we both like (3,6,6)

I believe the answer is:

our mutual friend

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'work by dickens' is the definition.
(novel by Charles Dickens)

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for our mutual friend that I've seen before include "Novel" , "John Harmon" , "you and I know and like" , "China we share" , "someone we both know" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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