Poet catching the second reptile (11)

Times Cryptic #29427 | 2 Down | 2025-12-31
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Times for the Times have:

LEAR is our poet, which surrounds THE.  Add BACK for that type of second. This turtle was slow to come, as it didn’t immediately spring to mind; crossword poets are a-plenty, and I couldn’t see beyond MO and S for second.

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