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A part of poem, hostile (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

averse

'hostile' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a part of poem' is the wordplay.
'part of poem' becomes 'verse' ('verse' is part of 'poem').
'a'+'verse'='AVERSE'

(Other definitions for averse that I've seen before include "Metal rod; card game" , "Antipathetic" , "A line of poetry is opposed" , "Unwilling or disinclined, perhaps to hard work" , "Strongly opposed (to something)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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