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Authenticity exists in a kingdom (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

realism

'authenticity' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'exists in a kingdom' is the wordplay.
'exists' becomes 'is' (if something 'is', it exists).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'a kingdom' becomes 'realm' (kingdom is a type of country or realm).
'is' put into 'realm' is 'REALISM'.

(Other definitions for realism that I've seen before include "Practicality of mailers" , "Pragmatic view" , "Representation in an accurate and true to life way" , "Acceptance of life as it is" , "Pragmatic approach to the facts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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