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Rarely it can be associated with writing (8)

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literary

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'associated with writing' is the definition.
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'rarely it can be' is the wordplay.
'can be' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rarely'+'it'='rarelyit'
'rarelyit' with letters rearranged gives 'LITERARY'.

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(Other definitions for literary that I've seen before include "The scholarly type" , "Learned" , "Concerning writing of artistic value" , "Concerning books" , "Associated with formal writing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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