It expanded what was written by Dante, among others (7)

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italian

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'it expanded what was written by dante among others' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for italian that I've seen before include "Mediterranean language" , "Southern European" , "of national significance" , "A film was made about such a job" , "This European is anti Lia, oddly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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