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Poem about a fathead returning from Odessa? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ode

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'poem' is the definition.
(ode is a type of poem)

'a fathead returning from odessa?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'from' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'de' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'about' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ode that I've seen before include "Verse form" , "Lyric poem" , "Literary work" , "Poetic composition" , "Lines" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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