Cryptic crossword clue
Borrow book? French novel you once observed to be about railway 6,3

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 3 letter word ROMANY RYE

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The straight part
We know that "Borrow book?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case borrow book? = romany rye.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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