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Simpson, the Greek poet (5)

Ross

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homer

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'the greek poet' is the definition.
(ancient Greek poet)

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(Other definitions for homer that I've seen before include "trained to get back to house" , "Pigeon; Greek poet" , "Greek poet, c. 800 BC" , "Trained pigeon" , "Epic poet - score at baseball - kind of pigeon" .)

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