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Cryptic verse in music recording (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coded

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

'verse in music recording' is the wordplay.
'verse' becomes 'ode' (ode is a type of poem or verse).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'music recording' becomes 'cd' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'ode' going into 'cd' is 'CODED'.

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(Other definitions for coded that I've seen before include "Encrypted, prearranged for secrecy" , "Enciphered" .)

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