Like a poet’s Hamlet, say, carrying quest off (9)

I believe the answer is:

dantesque

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'like a poet's' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'hamlet say carrying quest off' is the wordplay.
'hamlet say' becomes 'dane' (Hamlet is Prince of Denmark).
'carrying' indicates putting letters inside.
'off' is an anagram indicator.
'quest' is an anagram of 'tesqu'.
'dane' placed around 'tesqu' is 'DANTESQUE'.

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