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Poem attributed to husband (3,2)

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I believe the answer is:

lay by

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'husband' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'poem attributed' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'poem' could be 'lay' (lay is a kind of poem) and 'lay' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'by' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for lay by that I've seen before include "Pull-in" , "New Zealand's system of purchasing" , "Parking facility" , "keep for future use" , "space at a roadside" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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