Good person, one gripped by Ossie soldier’s description of some verse (8)

I believe the answer is:

stanzaic

'description of some verse' is the definition.

'good person one gripped by ossie soldier's' is the wordplay.
'good person' becomes 'st' (saint).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'gripped by' is an insertion indicator.
'ossie soldier' becomes 'anzac' (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps soldier).
'i' going inside 'anzac' is 'anzaic'.
'st'+'anzaic'='STANZAIC'

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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