A few lines from overseas (5)

I believe the answer is:

verse

'a few lines' is the definition.

'from overseas' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'VERSE' is hidden in the letters of 'overseas'.

(Other definitions for verse that I've seen before include "Section of a poem" , "Part of hymn" , "few lines of writing?" , "Stanza; poetry" , "literary offering" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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