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He wrote line about good companion (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

longfellow

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'he wrote' is the definition.
(US poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

'line about good companion' is the wordplay.
'line about' becomes 'lon' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'companion' becomes 'fellow' (synonyms).
'lon'+'g'+'fellow'='LONGFELLOW'

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(Other definitions for longfellow that I've seen before include "Song of_Hiawatha poet" , "American poet, author of 17" , "Hiawatha poet" .)

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