Finishes witty preface without the right font (8)

I believe the answer is:

typeface

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'font' is the definition.
(I know that font can be written as typeface)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for typeface that I've seen before include "Bodoni" , "Designed range of printed lettering" , "Printing surface of any character" , "Baskerville, perhaps" , "Particular font" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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