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About poem being in secret writing (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

code

'secret writing' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'about poem' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 'c' (circa).
'poem' becomes 'ode' (ode is a type of poem).
'c'+'ode'='CODE'

'being in' is the link.

(Other definitions for code that I've seen before include "System of signals" , "Cryptographic system" , "Cipher - set of principles" , "Program instruction" , "Collection of laws" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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