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Lines from overseas (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

verse

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

'from overseas' is the wordplay.
'from' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'VERSE' is hidden within 'overseas'.

(Other definitions for verse that I've seen before include "few lines of writing?" , "Part of hymn" , "Poetry - subdivision of the Bible" , "Literature in metrical form" , "literary offering" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the Evening Standard and The Times.
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