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The lowdown on class (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

genre

'class' is the definition.
(genre can mean a class or type)

'the lowdown on' is the wordplay.
'the lowdown' becomes 'gen' (gen can informally mean information).
'on' becomes 're' ('on' can be mean 'with reference to').
'gen'+'re'='GENRE'

(Other definitions for genre that I've seen before include "Literary type, species" , "Green (anag)" , "Artistic or literary category" , "expressive style of music" , "Brand" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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