The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BYRON
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result BYRON
- Poet’s line recalled in good French
- Eleanor admits yen for a dangerous 4
- Times man, one who could produce lyrical lines
- His poetry attributed to Hubbard?
- . Womaniser exposed in crybaby Ronaldo’s letters
- Times introduction to Romanticism about George Gordon
- Rising aristocrat penning lines as poet
- Romantic poet in past, one thrown out of club
- Posh person penning lines, going back
- Poet Nancy must have stood here in the White House
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The straight part
We know that "George Gordon" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case george gordon = byron.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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