"The Faerie Queene” poet (7)
I believe the answer is:
spenser
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">the faerie queene poet</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for spenser that I've seen before include "English poet of 'The Faerie Queene'" , "Author of "The Faerie Queen", d. 1599" , "Edmund - , sixteenth century English poet" , "Fairy Queen author" , "The Faerie Queene author" .)