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Like some verse coming from this writer's biro? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

iambic

'like some verse' is the definition.
(iamb is a type of poetic foot)

'this writer's biro?' is the wordplay.
'this writer's' becomes 'iam'.
'biro?' becomes 'bic' (both are pen manufacturers).
'iam'+'bic'='IAMBIC'

'coming from' is the link.

(Other definitions for iambic that I've seen before include "Shakespearean verse metre" , "Of a metrical foot of two syllables, one short and one long" , "Like some pentameters" , "Consisting of short-long metrical feet" , "description of some verse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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