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Greek writer a model brought over (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aesop

'greek writer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a model brought over' is the wordplay.
'model' becomes 'pose' ('pose' can be a synonym of 'model'**).
'brought over' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'pose' backwards is 'esop'.
'a'+'esop'='AESOP'

(Other definitions for aesop that I've seen before include "Greek fable writer" , "Ancient Greek author of moral tales" , "his writings were fabulous" , "Greek storyteller" , "Fabulous writer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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