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Lifeless ode, now rewritten (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wooden

'lifeless' is the definition.
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'ode now rewritten' is the wordplay.
'rewritten' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ode'+'now'='odenow'
'odenow' with letters rearranged gives 'WOODEN'.

(Other definitions for wooden that I've seen before include "Stiff as a board (when acting?)" , "clumsy" , "Awkward, like a tree?" , "Made of timber - lacking animation" , "Stilted; made from tree" .)

I've seen this clue in the Independent.
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