Lines of praise (4)

I believe the answer is:

odes

(Other definitions for odes that I've seen before include "Lyric poems" , "To a Skylark, To a Nightingale etc" , "Works by Pindar" , "Songs" , "poetry" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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