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Unfavourable article on poetry (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

averse

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'unfavourable' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'article on poetry' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'a' (the indefinite article in English).
'on' says to put letters next to each other (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'poetry' becomes 'verse' (lines written in verse).
'a'+'verse'='AVERSE'

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(Other definitions for averse that I've seen before include "Loath, reluctant" , "Metal rod; card game" , "Ill-disposed to (a poem?)" , "A line of poetry is opposed" , "Not keen" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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