Kind of question voicing why running stood to return (3-2-2)

I believe the answer is:

yes-or-no

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'kind of question voicing' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'why running stood to return' is the wordplay.
'why' becomes 'y'.
'running' becomes 'on' (eg when a machine is running it is on).
'stood' becomes 'rose' (rose up).
'to return' is a reversal indicator.
'on'+'rose'='onrose'
'onrose' backwards is 'esorno'.
'y'+'esorno'='YES-OR-NO'

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