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Having no liking for poetry (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

averse

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'having no liking' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'for poetry' is the wordplay.
'for' becomes 'a' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'poetry' becomes 'verse' (synonyms).
'a'+'verse'='AVERSE'

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(Other definitions for averse that I've seen before include "Not keen" , "Disinclined, maybe to hard work" , "Disinclined or reluctant" , "Not in favour of" , "A piece of poetry is reluctant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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