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Oddly overlooked, unheard, US dean and poet (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

neruda

'poet' is the definition.
(poet Pablo Neruda)

'oddly overlooked unheard us dean' is the wordplay.
'oddly overlooked' means one should take alternating letters (letters in odd-numbered positions removed).
'unheard'+'us'+'dean'='unheardusdean'
The alternate letters of 'unheardusdean' are 'NERUDA'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for neruda that I've seen before include "S American poet" , "Pablo --, Chilean poet and politician" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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