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Hoodie occasionally produces a poem (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ode

'a poem' is the definition.
(ode is a kind of poem)

'hoodie occasionally' is the wordplay.
'occasionally' means one should take alternating letters.
The alternate letters of 'hoodie' are 'ODE'.

'produces' is the link.

(Other definitions for ode that I've seen before include "Lyric poem" , "- - to a 12 Urn" , "Poem in praise of doe" , "A poem celebrating person or event" , "Sung poem" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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