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An elevating Kipling poem of unaffected simplicity (4)

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I believe the answer is:

naif

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'unaffected simplicity' is the definition.
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'an elevating kipling poem' is the wordplay.
'an elevating' becomes 'na' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'kipling poem' becomes 'If' (poem by Rudyard Kipling).
'na'+'if'='NAIF'

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(Other definitions for naif that I've seen before include "Inexperienced" , "unaffected simplicity" , "Unsophisticated" , "somewhat ingenuous" , "Green" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Irish News and The Telegraph.
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