### Clue: German poet wearing excellent new English coat (9)
### Answer: GABARDINE 
 ### Explanation: Definition: coat
 G(abbrev. for "German") + [ BARD(a poet) **contained in**(wearing) AI(A1;first class quality;excellent with "1" substituted by its Roman numeral) ] + N(abbrev. for "new") + E(abbrev. for "English").