Quote work recalled with a lyrical style (6)
I believe the answer is:
poetic
'with a lyrical style' is the definition.
(some poetry is lyrical)
'quote work recalled' is the wordplay.
'quote' becomes 'cite' (synonyms).
'work' becomes 'op' (common abbreviation for 'opus').
'recalled' is a reversal indicator.
'cite'+'op'='citeop'
'citeop' in reverse letter order is 'POETIC'.
(Other definitions for poetic that I've seen before include "Written in verse" , "Concerning metrical writing" , "Lyrical or romantic" , "like Byron's" , "Expressed in verse" .)