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Overwhelmed by loving lines, extended play (2,3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in too deep

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'overwhelmed' is the definition.
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'by loving lines extended play' is the wordplay.
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'loving' becomes 'into' (I've seen this in another clue).
'lines' becomes 'ode' (lines of poetry).
'extended play' becomes 'EP' (abbreviation for extended play record).
'into'+'ode' is 'intoode'.
'intoode'+'ep'='IN TOO DEEP'

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