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Fashion might start with poem (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mode

'fashion' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'might start with poem' is the wordplay.
'start with' indicates taking the first letters.
'poem' becomes 'ode' (ode is a kind of poem).
The first letter of 'might' is 'm'.
'm'+'ode'='MODE'

(Other definitions for mode that I've seen before include "Way of doing something" , "Way of operating" , "'Fashion, style (4)'" , "Manner of dome" , "Trend" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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