The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word LONGFELLOW
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More clues leading to the result LONGFELLOW
- Poet who's evidently been on the rack?
- Poet — companion at a stretch?
- He wrote line about good companion
- Tall chap, 27
- Poet, verbose member of a learned society
- Going on a bit, chap who’s a poet
- Poet‘s line about good companion
- A giant among poets?
- Poet who would look down on many?
- Pine by hill starts to overshadow wood for poet
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "A giant among poets" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a giant among poets = longfellow.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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