Friendly boss recited contradictory verse (8)
I believe the answer is:
palinode
'friendly boss' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'recited contradictory verse' is the wordplay.
'recited contradictory' becomes 'palin' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'verse' becomes 'ode' (I've seen this in another clue).
'palin'+'ode'='PALINODE'
(Another definition for palinode that I've seen is " poem".)
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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