Funny writer with family penning poem (9)

I believe the answer is:

wodehouse

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'funny writer' is the definition.
'wodehouse' can be an answer for 'writer' (I've seen this before). I'm not sure about the 'funny' bit.

'with family penning poem' is the wordplay.
'with' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'family' becomes 'house' (eg a royal house).
'penning' is an insertion indicator.
'poem' becomes 'ode' (ode is a type of poem).
'w'+'house'='whouse'
'whouse' going around 'ode' is 'WODEHOUSE'.

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(Other definitions for wodehouse that I've seen before include "P. G. --, writer" , "P.G. -, Jeeves author" , "Bertie Wooster's creator" , "P G ........., creator of Bertie Wooster and Jeeves" , "P G ..... created Jeeves" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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