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Poet's empty study (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dryden

'poet's' is the definition.
(John Dryden)

'empty study' is the wordplay.
'empty' becomes 'dry' (eg a dry river).
'study' becomes 'den' (term for a study or office).
'dry'+'den'='DRYDEN'

(Other definitions for dryden that I've seen before include "John -, English seventeenth century poet, dramatist" , "Mac Flecknoe was his" , "Restoration author" , "Amphitryon was his" , "Poet laureate, 1668-1689" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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