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Poet has house by river (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

homer

'poet' is the definition.
(I know that Homer is an poet)

'house by river' is the wordplay.
'house' becomes 'home' (homing is a kind of housing).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'river' becomes 'r' (abbreviation for river).
'home'+'r'='HOMER'

'has' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for homer that I've seen before include "Great Greek who wrote The Iliad" , "Blind man" , "Weak official" , "Bird" , "Ancient Greek poet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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