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Kind component of repeated penalty? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

type

'kind' is the definition.
(I know that type is a type of kind)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for type that I've seen before include "Kind or class as of people" , "Kind; set in print" , "Sort, variety" , "The face" , "Write using a keyboard" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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