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Lost in details written in Ovid's language (9)

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I believe the answer is:

latinised

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'written in ovid's language' is the definition.
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'lost in details' is the wordplay.
'lost' is an anagram indicator.
'in'+'details'='indetails'
'indetails' with letters rearranged gives 'LATINISED'.

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I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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