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Verses disseminating air and beauty (non-English) (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rubaiyat

'verses' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Persian verses' mean 'rubaiyat' so perhaps 'verses' could also mean 'rubaiyat')

'disseminating air and beauty non-english' is the wordplay.
'disseminating' indicates anagramming the letters (disseminate can mean to spread around).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'non' is a deletion indicator.
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'air'+'beauty'='airbeauty'
'airbeauty' with 'e' removed is 'airbauty'.
'airbauty' with letters rearranged gives 'RUBAIYAT'.

(Other definitions for rubaiyat that I've seen before include "Persian verse form (of Omar Khayyam?)" , "Famous poer: ` `The ........ if Omar Khayyam' '" , "Omar's Persian verses" , "Omar Khayyam's work" , "Great poem 'The ...... of Omar Khayyam'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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