Experts like certain poems — and like the study of versification (8)

I believe the answer is:

prosodic

'like the study of versification' is the definition.
(relating to prosody, the study of verse)

'experts like certain poems' is the wordplay.
'experts' becomes 'pros' (I've seen this in another clue).
'like certain poems' becomes 'odic' (like an ode).
'pros'+'odic'='PROSODIC'

'and' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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