Conductor picked right lyric (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

electrode

'conductor' is the definition.
(I know that electrode is a type of conductor)

'picked right lyric' is the wordplay.
'picked' becomes 'elect' (elect can mean elected as in 'president elect').
'right' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'lyric' becomes 'ode' (ode is a kind of lyric).
'elect'+'r'+'ode'='ELECTRODE'

(Other definitions for electrode that I've seen before include "Connecting conductor" , "Conducting terminal" , "Conductor for electricity as it enters or leaves" , "Conductor by which current enters" , "Conducting contact" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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