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Poet, having released book, remains active (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emerson

'poet' is the definition.
(US writer Ralph Waldo Emerson)

'having released book remains active' is the wordplay.
'having released' is a deletion indicator.
'book' becomes 'b' (abbreviation for book).
'remains' becomes 'embers' (remains of a fire).
'active' becomes 'on' (I've seen this in other clues).
'embers' with 'b' taken out is 'emers'.
'emers'+'on'='EMERSON'

(Other definitions for emerson that I've seen before include "--, Lake and Palmer, rock group" , "American author, 1803-82" , "he could write!" , "Individualist" , "American poet and philosopher, d. 1882" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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