Takes off a Romantic author (1795-1821) (5)

I believe the answer is:

keats

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'a romantic author 1795-1821' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'takes off' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates an anagram.
'takes' is an anagram of 'KEATS'.

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(Other definitions for keats that I've seen before include "Ode to Autumn poet" , "Endymion, Lamia poet" , "Grecian Urn poet" , "Author of the poem Ode to a Nightingale, d. 1821" , "English odist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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