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What a wandering poet thought lacking company is obscure (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cloud

This clue is a double definition.

'what a wandering poet thought lacking company' is the first definition.
('I wandered lonely as a cloud', William Wordsworth)

'obscure' is the second definition.
(clouding is a kind of obscuring)

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for cloud that I've seen before include "Condensed air vapour" , "''I wandered lonely as a ...'' (Wordsworth)" , "Visible vapour in sky" , "E.g. stratus" , "Source of rain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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