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Example item Poe adapted (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

epitome

'example' is the definition.
(epitome is a kind of example)

'item poe adapted' is the wordplay.
'adapted' indicates an anagram.
'item'+'poe'='itempoe'
'itempoe' anagrammed gives 'EPITOME'.

(Other definitions for epitome that I've seen before include "classic example" , "Model" , "Archetype, typical example" , "Digest" , "Summary; embodiment" .)

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