What does the cryptic crossword clue "Issues about extremely short book (8)" mean?

The definition is "book". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). VER (synonym="about") in PROBS (synonym="problems; issues") = PROVERBS; definition: "book" The answer is PROVERBS.

Issues about extremely short book (8)

Independent Cryptic #11868 | 8 Across | 2024-10-23 flower

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