Writers of verse (5)

I believe the answer is:

poets

(Other definitions for poets that I've seen before include "Estop (anag.)" , "bridges, for example (but extra capital is needed)" , "Heaney and Muldoon" , "Burns" , "Verse writers" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today and the Newsday.com.

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