Of the emphatic type? (6)

I believe the answer is:

italic

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'type?' is the definition.
(italic is a kind of type)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for italic that I've seen before include "Sloping script" , "Type of script" , "Romance is part of it" , "Handwriting style" , "Sloping (writing)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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