In scansion I construe a kind of Greek verse (5)
I believe the answer is:
ionic
'greek verse' is the definition.
'ionic' can be an answer for 'verse' (I have seen 'Classical verse' mean 'ionic' so perhaps 'verse' could also mean 'ionic'). I am unsure of the 'greek' bit.
'in scansion i construe a kind' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'IONIC' is hidden in the letters of 'scansion i construe kind'.
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ionic that I've seen before include "Classic order of architecture" , "Like a sort of bond" , "Greek architectural style" , "A type of classical Greek column" , "Architectural order" .)