Information about a class of art, perhaps (5)

I believe the answer is:

genre

'a class of art perhaps' is the definition.

'information about' is the wordplay.
'information' becomes 'gen' (gen can informally mean information).
'about' becomes 're' ('re' means regarding or about).
'gen'+'re'='GENRE'

(Other definitions for genre that I've seen before include "Kind" , "Style/category of art" , "Brand" , "Style (of art/literature)" , "Particular style of art or literature, may be green" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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