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Licence, perhaps to rewrite long story (6)

Ross

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poetic

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(Other definitions for poetic that I've seen before include "Written in verse" , "Flowery" , "Expressed in verse" , "Having rhythm and beauty" , "Like a 16" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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