A type (3)
I believe the answer is:
ilk
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">a type</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(ilk can mean a type or kind)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ilk that I've seen before include "A kind of person" , "Like" , "A certain type of person" , "Kind of silks" , "Type of person similar to one already mentioned" .)