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One investigating trendy male, a poet (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dickinson

'a poet' is the definition.
(Emily Dickinson 1830-1886)

'one investigating trendy male' is the wordplay.
'one investigating' becomes 'dick' (old-fashioned term for a detective).
'trendy' becomes 'in' ('in' can mean fashionable).
'male' becomes 'son' (male child).
'dick'+'in'+'son'='DICKINSON'

(Another definition for dickinson that I've seen is " Emily ---, US poet".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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