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Wilde, say, could be a poet (3-5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

day-lewis

'a poet' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'wilde say could be' is the wordplay.
'could be' is an anagram indicator.
'wilde'+'say'='wildesay'
'wildesay' with letters rearranged gives 'DAY-LEWIS'.

(Another definition for day-lewis that I've seen is " Cecil --, poet laureate".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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