The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 3 plus 4 letter word FIRE AND FURY
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More clues leading to the result FIRE AND FURY
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The straight part
We know that "(recent book) that doesn’t put Trump in a good light" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case (recent book) that doesn’t put trump in a good light = fire and fury.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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