Was due to read out lines (3)
I believe the answer is:
ode
'lines' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ode that I've seen before include "Lines" , "- - to a 12 Urn" , "Poem in praise of doe" , "Verse form" , "Lyric poem" .)