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Pi chaps unexpectedly like some of Horace’s odes (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sapphic

'like some of horace's odes' is the definition.
(Horace sometimes wrote Sapphic verse)

'pi chaps unexpectedly' is the wordplay.
'unexpectedly' indicates an anagram.
'pi'+'chaps'='pichaps'
'pichaps' is an anagram of 'SAPPHIC'.

(Other definitions for sapphic that I've seen before include "Poetic gem" , "related to lyric poet" , "emale poetry" , "Type of poetry" , "Relating to a Greek female poet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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