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Old poet excited Wilde, say (3-5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

day-lewis

'old poet' is the definition.
(I know that Day-Lewis was a poet laureate)

'excited wilde say' is the wordplay.
'excited' indicates an anagram.
'wilde'+'say'='wildesay'
'wildesay' with letters rearranged gives 'DAY-LEWIS'.

(Another definition for day-lewis that I've seen is " Cecil --, poet laureate".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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