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Verse Henry adapted in Kyoto unobtrusively initially (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

haiku

'verse' is the definition.
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'henry adapted in kyoto unobtrusively initially' is the wordplay.
'henry' becomes 'h' ('H' can be a synonym of 'henry').
'initially' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letters of 'adapted in kyoto unobtrusively' is 'aiku'.
'h'+'aiku'='HAIKU'

(Other definitions for haiku that I've seen before include "Japanese three-line verse form" , "Stylised Japanese poem of 17 syllables" , "Type of Japanese poem" , "Japanese 3-line poem of 17 syllables" , "Seventeen-syllable Japanese poem" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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