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Poet, perhaps, is a non-expert (6)

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I believe the answer is:

layman

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'non-expert' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'poet perhaps is a' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is located in the answer.
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(Other definitions for layman that I've seen before include "member of the congregation" , "He's not a priest or specialist" , "Non-expert" , "He's not clergy or army" , "He is a non-professional or a non-cleric" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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