Answer: vere

AnswerCrossword Clue
VEREIrish poet Aubrey De ..
VEREBilly Budd's captain
VERE"Billy Budd" captain
VEREElizabethan poet Edward de ..
VERE"God bless Captain ...!" (Billy Budd's final words)
VERECaptain in "Billy Budd"
VEREPart of Lady Clara's name.
VEREEdward de ..., English poet.
VEREIrish poet Aubrey de ...
VEREMelville captain
VEREEdward de ... (the "real" Shakespeare?)
VERE'Billy Budd captain'