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Name of poet thus shown in this kind of clue (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dowson

'name of poet' is the definition.
(Ernest Dowson 1867-1900 the English poet)

'thus shown in this kind of clue' is the wordplay.
'thus' becomes 'so' (synonyms).
'shown in' is an insertion indicator.
'this kind of clue' becomes 'down' (in a crossword).
'so' going inside 'down' is 'DOWSON'.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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