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Initially, elevated poetry is considered this (4)

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I believe the answer is:

epic

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'this' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'initially elevated poetry is considered' is the wordplay.
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'elevated poetry is considered' is 'EPIC'.

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(Other definitions for epic that I've seen before include "Long account" , "Great movie" , "Large in scale" , "Larger than life" , "of impressive proportions?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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