Norman or English king? (4)

I believe the answer is:

lear

(Other definitions for lear that I've seen before include "Playful king and writer of nonsense verse" , "writer of comic verse" , "Shakespeare's tragic king (4)" , "Eng. poet (The Jumblies)" , "Humorist, Edward --" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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