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Poem that's outstanding, reportedly (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ode

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

'outstanding reportedly' is the wordplay.
'outstanding' becomes 'owed' (as in an outstanding debt).
'reportedly' shows a homophone (sound like).
'owed' sounds like 'ODE'.

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ode that I've seen before include "Literary work" , "(Railway)system" , "A poem celebrating person or event" , "Lines" , "Sung poem" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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