The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word POET
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result POET
- Bard uses Old English in reduced part
- Writer‘s moggy perhaps given nothing to eat
- Linesman possibly starts to puff over extra time
- Writer has time for another
- Versifier, model versifier
- US author Frost ultimately — this?
- Fit clothes round anything put across here?
- Pope, maybe? If I can’t he may modify pontificate
- Ginsberg perhaps cut lines from verse
- River that’s out of this world? Oder perhaps
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The straight part
We know that "Writer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case writer = poet.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does POET mean?
POET noun- A person who writes poems.
- A person with a creative or romantic imagination.