Genre of work synonymous with The Office (4)

I believe the answer is:
type
'genre' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for type that I've seen before include "Use keys" , "Sort, kind" , "Sort; printed letters" , "Sort, variety" , "Kind or class as of people" .)