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Chapter on poet I had heard to be discerning (5-4)

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I believe the answer is:

clear-eyed

'be discerning' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'chapter on poet i had heard' is the wordplay.
'chapter' becomes 'c'.
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'poet' becomes 'lear' (I've seen this in other clues).
'i had' becomes 'id' (common contraction).
'heard' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'id' sounds like 'eyed'.
'c'+'lear'+'eyed'='CLEAR-EYED'

'to' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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