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In Paris, the routine article is put over as genuine (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

natural

'genuine' is the definition.
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'in paris the routine article is put over' is the wordplay.
'in paris the' becomes 'la' ('the' in French).
'routine' becomes 'rut' (being stuck in a rut is being stuck in a routine).
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
'is put over' is a reversal indicator.
'la'+'rut'+'an'='larutan'
'larutan' reversed gives 'NATURAL'.

'as' is the link.

(Other definitions for natural that I've seen before include "Without affectation" , "Reason for death when not suspicious" , "pure" , "one short of being sharp?" , "Artless, unaffected," .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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