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Lordly Roman poet (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lucan

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This might be a double definition.

'lordly' is the first definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'roman poet?' is the second definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

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(Other definitions for lucan that I've seen before include "Notorious fugitive peer" , "found in one of the gospels?" , "Roman poet; a missing Lord" , "Lord who famously went missing" , "Roman poet - vanishing lord" .)

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