Kind component of repeated penalty? (4)
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" .)