Age, in a way (4)

I believe the answer is:

gray

(Other definitions for gray that I've seen before include "Thomas --, poet" , "An Anatomist; an Elegist" , "Author of ballad opera" , "a bit gloomy for the Americans" , "Elegiac poet" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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