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Woeful poet I edited, American (7)

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I believe the answer is:

piteous

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

'poet i edited american' is the wordplay.
'edited' is an anagram indicator.
'american' becomes 'us' (abbreviation for United States).
'poet'+'i'='poeti'
'poeti' with letters rearranged gives 'piteo'.
'piteo'+'us'='PITEOUS'

(Other definitions for piteous that I've seen before include "Deserving sympathy" , "Deserving compassion" , "Arousing sorrow and compassion" , "Heart-rending" , "Woeful" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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