Thomas —, author of 1843 poem The Song of the Shirt (4)

I believe the answer is:

hood

(Other definitions for hood that I've seen before include "Outlaw and gangster" , "Cover < the upper part < of tough" , "A cover; Bismarck sank it, 1941" , "Cowl -- violent criminal (slang)" , "Thomas -, Eng. poet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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