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Just the opposite of prosaic? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

inverse

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'just' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for inverse that I've seen before include "Something the exact opposite of another" , "Upside down - opposite in effect" , "The exact opposite of enviers" , "Reversed in position like enviers" , "Reversed in order or relation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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