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Sent a letter to eccentric poets (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

posted

'sent' is the definition.
('post' can be a synonym of 'send')

'a letter to eccentric poets' is the wordplay.
'a letter' becomes 'd' ().
'to' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'eccentric' is an anagram indicator.
'poets' anagrammed gives 'poste'.
'd' after 'poste' is 'POSTED'.

(Another definition for posted that I've seen is " Mailed".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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