Awkward way of paying a poet? Not exactly Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PERVERSE Awkward way of paying a poet? Not exactly (8)
6% THRO Poet's "by way of" (4) LA Times Daily Nov 4, 2025
6% LABOURED Awkward (8) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 5, 2025
6% INCASH Way to pay (6) Newsday Aug 21, 2025
5% VERBATIM Repeated exactly (8) (8) Puzzler Nov 3, 2025
5% SALARY Pay (6) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 2, 2025
5% TREATS Pays for the meal (6) USA Today Nov 2, 2025
5% NEER Poet's "at no time" (4) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
5% PER Pay-___-view (3)
5% ANTES Pays to play (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 28, 2025
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