The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ELIOT
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More clues leading to the result ELIOT
- One of two writers getting material rejected?
- US-born poet upset John? Not entirely
- Poet worked hard, endlessly spinning around
- Poet's material going west
- At first erotic work upset writer
- Poet's material taken from the Orient
- A depicter of English rural life, he brought down Al Capone
- Poet‘s work ethic initially given a lift
- Priest turning against poet
- Revolutionary work by English writer
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The straight part
We know that "A depicter of English rural life/he brought down Al Capone" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a depicter of english rural life/he brought down al capone = eliot.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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