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Writer of a hot novel about upper-class Romeo (6)

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I believe the answer is:

author

'writer' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'a hot novel about upper-class romeo' is the wordplay.
'novel' indicates anagramming the letters.
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'upper-class' becomes 'u' (similar in meaning).
'romeo' becomes 'R' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'hot' with letters rearranged gives 'tho'.
'u'+'r'='ur'
'tho' put inside 'ur' is 'uthor'.
'a'+'uthor'='AUTHOR'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for author that I've seen before include "Write" , "Generator of written work" , "Creator of written work" , "Creative artist" , "Ford, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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