Authentic chapter in article recalled (4)
I believe the answer is:
echt
'authentic' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'chapter in article recalled' is the wordplay.
'chapter' becomes 'c'.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'article' becomes 'the' (the 'definite article' part of speech).
'recalled' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'c' placed inside 'the' is 'thce'.
'thce' back-to-front is 'ECHT'.
(Other definitions for echt that I've seen before include "Really" , "Genuine -- honest" , "German's real" , "Authentic and typical" , "Genuine (Ger.)" .)