The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BROWNING
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result BROWNING
- British admitting poet wanting to return in April
- Making toast, perhaps for a poet
- Poet admitting to holding up branch
- English poet getting crisp?
- Poet spending significant time in the sun
- Chesterton’s father at home with good poet
- Bishop having argument about Northern poet
- Have to stay inland — getting a tan
- English poet using grill?
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The straight part
We know that "Poet" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case poet = browning.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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What does BROWNING mean?
BROWNING verb- To become brown.
- To cook something until it becomes brown.
- To tan.
- To make brown or dusky.
- To give a bright brown colour to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coating of oxide on their surface.
- (usually derogatory) To turn progressively more Middle Eastern, Hispanic or Latino, in the context of the population of a geographic region.
- To treat with deference, or respect.
- The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
- Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.
- A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
- A brown-skinned person.