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Circle a section of a poem with a leading stanza from another country (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overseas

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'another country' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'circle a section of a poem with a leading stanza' is the wordplay.
'circle' becomes 'O' (O is a circle).
'a section of a poem' becomes 'verse' (I've seen this before).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'a leading stanza' becomes 'as' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'o'+'verse'+'as'='OVERSEAS'

'from' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for overseas that I've seen before include "abroad - with 12a" , "In a foreign country" , "In foreign parts" , "Exotic" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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