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Kind to use a machine to write (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

type

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'write' is the definition.
(typing is a kind of writing)

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(Other definitions for type that I've seen before include "Stamp" , "Courier for example" , "Sort - pattern - print" , "Figure" , "Kind - press keys" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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