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Daughter read Poe's moving letters for brigand (9)

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desperado

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'daughter read poe's moving letters for brigand' is the definition.
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'daughter read poe's moving' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'moving' indicates an anagram (letters are moved around).
'read'+'poes'='readpoes'
'readpoes' is an anagram of 'esperado'.
'd'+'esperado'='DESPERADO'

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(Other definitions for desperado that I've seen before include "Reckless person" , "Gangster" , "Reckless guy" , "Bravo" , "Reckless outlaw" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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