Poet in a posh study (5)
direction: down
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Source: Sunday Times 4928 https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2439874.html
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AUDEN
Explanation:
A•U•DEN
A = itself, A
Posh = U
Study = DEN
Poet = AUDEN (W. H. Auden)
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“U and non-U English usage, where "U" stands for upper class and "non-U" represents the aspiring middle classes, was part of the terminology of popular discourse of social dialects (sociolects) in Britain in the 1950s.” Wikipedia
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