Italian epic poet (5)
I believe the answer is:
tasso
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">italian epic poet</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for tasso that I've seen before include "Torquato -, sixteenth century Italian poet" , "Torquato --, Italian poet of the 16th-century" , "Torquato -, nineteenth century Italian poet" .)