Takes around a poet (5)
I believe the answer is:
keats
'a poet' is the definition.
(John Keats)
'takes around' is the wordplay.
'around' is an anagram indicator.
'takes' is an anagram of 'KEATS'.
(Other definitions for keats that I've seen before include "Endymion, Lamia poet" , "John --, Romantic poet" , "English poet, d. 1821 in Rome of TB" , "One of two born together" , "John - - (19)" .)