The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BARD
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More clues leading to the result BARD
- Shakespeare nasty about Romeo
- Shakespeare, perhaps, is forbidden on the radio
- Writer of verse proscribed on radio
- Shakespeare serious about Romeo
- Eisteddfod winner, dull, turned up
- Poet changed heart of Mr Pitt
- Poet using only 25 letters?
- 12 save daughter
- Not allowed to enter pub, called out for Celtic poet
- Poet in pub, Duke’s Head
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The straight part
We know that "Writer of verse" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case writer of verse = bard.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 BARD mean?
BARD noun- A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
- (by extension) A poet.
- A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. (Often in the plural.)
- Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.
- A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game.
- The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
- Specifically, Peruvian bark.
- To cover a horse in defensive armor.
- To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.