"The Faerie Queen" poet (7)
I believe the answer is:
spenser
'the faerie queen poet' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for spenser that I've seen before include "Edmund ---, Eliz. poet" , "The Faerie Queene author" , "Edmund - , sixteenth century English poet" , "Edmund, 16th century poet" , "English poet of 'The Faerie Queene'" .)