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Good person briefly supporting a Lake Poet's most lofty expression (7)

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I believe the answer is:

aeriest

'poet's most lofty expression' is the definition.
(poetic term meaning most airy or airiest)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

I've seen this clue in the Independent.
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