Turned up literary detective (not the old woman)such writing is over the top (6)

Guardian Cryptic #28995 | 20 Down | 2023-02-16
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

A reversal (turned) of UP + (Miss) [ma]ARPLE (Agatha Christie’s detective) minus ‘ma’ (the old woman)

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