The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NOVELTY
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More clues leading to the result NOVELTY
- Literary work ends in tragedy, prompting curiosity
- Vet only reused something new
- Something unusual in books about lovesick Yankee
- Creativity in book covers of Tolstoy
- Trinket from Ely on TV broadcast
- Ditzy girl leaves revoltingly awful knick-knack
- Lieutenant stopped touring envoy for trivial matter
- Tolstoy losing heart after book’s unexpected appearance
- In a bid to make love by day's end- something unusual
- Creativity in books by youth leader about free love
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The straight part
We know that "something new" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case something new = novelty.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 NOVELTY mean?
NOVELTY noun- The state of being new or novel; newness.
- A new product; an innovation.
- A small mass-produced trinket.
- In novelty theory, newness, density of complexification, and dynamic change as opposed to static habituation.