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Maybe I'm one and don't know it (4)

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poet

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'maybe i'm one' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'don't know it' is the wordplay.
'don't know' becomes 'poe' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'it' becomes ''t' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis).
'poe'+'t'='POET'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for poet that I've seen before include "Tope with a versifier" , "Rhymer" , "'Paul Muldoon or Paula Meehan, say (4)'" , "Maker of verses" , "author" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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