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Priest leaving church leader a true tale translated for Alfred, Lord Tennyson once (4,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

poet laureate

'alfred lord tennyson once' is the definition.

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for poet laureate that I've seen before include "Official versifier" , "Court versifier" , "Wordsworth, for instance" , "such as Tennyson" , "Official verse writer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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