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Poet who gives value for the text (10)

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wordsworth

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'poet who' is the definition.
'wordsworth' can be an answer for 'poet' (William Wordsworth, 1770-1850). I am not sure about the rest of the definition.

'value for the text' is the wordplay.
'value' becomes 'worth' (I've seen this before).
'for' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'the text' becomes 'words' (words is a kind of text).
'worth' after 'words' is 'WORDSWORTH'.

'gives' is the link.

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(Other definitions for wordsworth that I've seen before include "Poet (of the 20s)" , "writer" , "Romantic poet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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