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Came out as a silly ode about Australia (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oozed

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'came out' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with motion as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'a silly ode about australia' is the wordplay.
'a silly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'australia' becomes 'oz' (informal name for Australia).
'ode' is an anagram of 'oed'.
'oed' enclosing 'oz' is 'OOZED'.

'as' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for oozed that I've seen before include "Exuded" , "Seeped" , "Leaked out slowly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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