The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 plus 5 letter word BARNABY RUDGE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result BARNABY RUDGE
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- E.g. Bradbury with an innovative story
- Novel read by urban guerrillas primarily? Yes and no!
- & 10a Dickens work translated by graduate with no time to adopt ‘new British’ in parts
- Midsomer cop rough arresting grand Dickensian raven keeper
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