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Line out of standard vintage songs and burlesques (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parodies

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'burlesques' is the definition.
('parody' can be a synonym of 'burlesque')

'line out of standard vintage songs' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is present in the answer.
'standard' could be 'par' (standard of play in golf) and 'par' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'dies' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for parodies that I've seen before include "Feeble imitations, travesties" , "Sends up" , "Spoofs, lampoons" , "Comic travesties" , "Do aspire to comic imitations" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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