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Poet caught among plants, avoiding launch? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lorca

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'poet' is the definition.
(I know that Lorca is a poet)

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(Other definitions for lorca that I've seen before include "Federico Garcia -----, poet assassinated in the Spanish Civil War" , "in Murcia" , "Federico Garc'a-, Sp. poet; carol (anag.)" , "Playwright" , "poet from Spain" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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