Dryden, Day-Lewis or Duffy, for example (4,8)

I believe the answer is:

poet laureate

(Other definitions for poet laureate that I've seen before include "such as Tennyson" , "Wordsworth, for instance" , "Queen picked out" , "Court versifier" , "Motion or Duffy, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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