Part of an epic verse (5)

I believe the answer is:

canto

(Other definitions for canto that I've seen before include "melodic piece of music" , "Main division of long poem" , "Major division of a long poem" , "lines" , "part of long poem" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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