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Some like banal form of art (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ikebana

'art' is the definition.
(Japanese art of flower arranging)

'some like banal form' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (some parts of the word are used).
'IKEBANA' is hidden in the letters of 'like banal form'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for ikebana that I've seen before include "craft" , "arrangement of flowers" , "artistic arrangement" , "Japanese occupation" , "Japanese flower-arranging art" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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