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Poetry, maybe, can be graceful just to look at (5)

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I believe the answer is:

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'poetry maybe can be graceful just to look' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'at' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'at' could be 'in' (synonymous in some cases - eg at school, in school) and 'in' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'les' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for lines that I've seen before include "Actor's text" , "Ranks" , "Long thin strokes" , "old-fashioned school punishment" , "imposition" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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