Roderick's verse (3)

I believe the answer is:

ode

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

'roderick's' is the wordplay.
'ODE' is hidden within the letters.
However, I am not sure how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for ode that I've seen before include "Lines" , "Verse form" , "- - to a 12 Urn" , "(Railway)system" , "Literary work" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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