The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word NOVELETTE
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More clues leading to the result NOVELETTE
- Story of new love upset by contents of letter
- Little work requiring 15 days and lots of character?
- Written work takes half a month and then correspondence is incomplete
- Note exposed billet-doux as work of fiction
- Bill’s written about short dance in work of fiction
- English character cut after month in story
- A long short story that's fresh, but gets dry after 6th chapter and routine at the end
- Little story with new and better content
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What does NOVELETTE mean?
NOVELETTE noun- A short novel.
- A short piece of lyrical music, especially one for the piano.