What does the cryptic crossword clue "Poet recited and finished (4)" mean?

The definition is "Poet". The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). sounds like (“recited”): ‘Donne’, as in John Donne the poet [wiki] The answer is DONE.

Poet recited and finished (4)

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