Selects work by Eliot, perhaps? (4)
I believe the answer is:
opts
'selects' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'work by eliot perhaps?' is the wordplay.
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'eliot perhaps?' becomes 'TS' (poet TS Eliot).
'op'+'ts'='OPTS'
(Other definitions for opts that I've seen before include "Chooses from a range of possibilities" , "Selects as an alternative" , "Elects" , "Settles" , "Picks needed" .)