Poetry a lover seeks to take in (5)

I believe the answer is:

verse

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'poetry' is the definition.
(lines written in verse)

'a lover seeks to take in' is the wordplay.
'VERSE' is hidden within the letters.
But, I am unsure how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for verse that I've seen before include "few lines of writing?" , "Piece of poetry" , "Part of hymn" , "Section of a poem" , "literary offering" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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