Modest about some verse (4)

I believe the answer is:

odes

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'some verse' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for odes that I've seen before include "Lyrical poems" , "To a Skylark, To a Nightingale etc" , "Songs" , "poetry" , "Poets write them" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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