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Receptive and dreamy, catching poet's eye (9)

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I believe the answer is:

absorbent

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'receptive' is the definition.
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'dreamy catching poet's eye' is the wordplay.
'dreamy' becomes 'absent' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'catching' indicates putting letters inside.
'poet's eye' becomes 'orb' (poetic term for eye).
'absent' going around 'orb' is 'ABSORBENT'.

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for absorbent that I've seen before include "Able to mop up" , "soaking it all up?" , "Porous" , "Able to soak up liquid easily" , "drinking" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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