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To put it on the keyboard was kind (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

type

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'kind' is the definition.
(I know that type is a type of kind)

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(Other definitions for type that I've seen before include "of a certain kind" , "output, printed" , "Sort - pattern - print" , "Kind or class as of people" , "Use a keyboard; sort" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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