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Street which has inspired poet before an audience? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mews

'street' is the definition.
(I know that mews is a type of street)

'which has inspired poet before an audience?' is the wordplay.
'which has inspired poet' becomes 'muse' (as in a poet's muse).
'before an audience?' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (as it might sound to an audience).
'muse' is a homophone of 'MEWS'.

(Other definitions for mews that I've seen before include "Street of homes converted from stables" , "Ex-stable block" , "Maybe little more than an alley" , "Residential street once used for stabling" , "Row of houses converted from stables" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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