Time covered by European poet (5)
I believe the answer is:
dante
'poet' is the definition.
(13th- and 14th-century Italian poet)
'time covered by european' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'covered by' indicates putting letters inside.
'european' becomes 'dane' (someone from Denmark).
't' inserted inside 'dane' is 'DANTE'.
(Other definitions for dante that I've seen before include "Thirteenth to fourteenth century Italian poet" , "Finally stand before" , "Author of the Divine Comedy, d. 1321" , "Italian poet, 1265-1321" , "Poet inspired by Beatrice" .)