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Idealistic, somehow given a slant (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

italicised

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'given a slant' is the definition.
The definition suggests a past participle verb which matches the answer.

'idealistic somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates an anagram.
'idealistic' anagrammed gives 'ITALICISED'.

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(Other definitions for italicised that I've seen before include "Drew attention to" , "Inclined to stress" , "Stressed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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