The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SCI-FI
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SCI-FI
- Returned nearly half of fiction in one’s genre
- Sort of book with some horrific scenes: rejected!
- Primarily, stories concerning imagined fantastical impacts?
- . Genre with some horrific stories making a comeback
- Novel form mirrored in specific shape
- Audibly breathe hard, racing in cars like RoboCop?
- Some terrific scenes recalled Star Wars?
- Lewis in comeback provided one literary genre
- Some terrific stuff in retrospect: like Life, the Universe and Everything?
- Like some films? Loudly express despair with heads of film industry
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The straight part
We know that "Novel form" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case novel form = sci-fi.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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What does SCI-FI mean?
SCI-FI noun- Fiction in which advanced technology or science is a key element.
- Technology that, while theoretically possible, is not yet practical.