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The odd dose of poetry? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

odes

'poetry?' is the definition.
(ode is a type of poem)

'the odd dose' is the wordplay.
'the odd' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'the odds' mean this (letters in odd-numbered positions are used)).
'dose' is an anagram of 'ODES'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for odes that I've seen before include "Keats was fond of them" , "Lines" , "Poets write them" , "verse" , "Poems in praise" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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