Epic English poem — salaried post (anag) (8,4)

I believe the answer is:

paradise lost

(Other definitions for paradise lost that I've seen before include "Epic poem by Milton" , "disaster on cosmic scale" , "Work by Milton" , "long poem" , "Poem by 1" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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