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Lines from overseas (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

verse

'lines' is the definition.
(lines of poetry)

'from overseas' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'VERSE' is hidden in the letters of 'overseas'.

(Other definitions for verse that I've seen before include "few lines of writing?" , "Part of hymn" , "Poetry - subdivision of the Bible" , "Literature in metrical form" , "literary offering" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Telegraph and the Evening Standard.
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