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potboiler
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potboiler
Informal a literary or artistic work of little merit produced quickly in order to make money


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A purveyor of puffed-up potboilers, her writing makes her a millionaire and the toast of Edwardian England.
MOVIE: ANGEL Cert 15, 120mins ** by The Mirror (London, England)
But as a plot concept and a slice of entertainment, it manages to distinguish itself from any amount of straight-to-video potboilers.
The Razz: French cut is the deepest by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
But actually,I reckon he just wrote the potboilers of earlier centuries.
24/seven: A trashy tale from olden days; Canterbury Tales, BBC1 by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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