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Type that has the right inclination (7)

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I believe the answer is:

italics

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'type that has the right inclination' is the definition.
Although both the answer and 'type' are nouns, they are not in the same form of the noun.

'type that has the right inclination' is the wordplay.
'type' becomes 'italic' (kind of lettering).
'that has' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the right inclination' becomes 's' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'italic'+'s'='ITALICS'

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(Other definitions for italics that I've seen before include "Slanting print" , "Printed letters that slope" , "Sloping typeface" , "Letters slanting upward to the right" , "way of writing?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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