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Overwhelmed by loving lines, extended play (2,3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in too deep

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'overwhelmed' is the definition.
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'by loving lines extended play' is the wordplay.
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'loving' becomes 'into' (I've seen this in another clue).
'lines' becomes 'ode' (lines of poetry).
'extended play' becomes 'EP' (abbreviation for extended play record).
'into' put next to 'ode' is 'intoode'.
'intoode'+'ep'='IN TOO DEEP'

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