The Bad Seed (Seven of Spades)

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Hint 1: The title is part of the poem. Hint 2: The clothing items include modern and old styles of clothing, war clothing, foreign and domestic clothing, accessories, hats, formal and informal wear. Hint 3: Some lines have more than one clothing item in them. Hint 4: Eighteen lines contain no clothing items. Hint 5: Stanza 1 contains: TOGA, VISOR, TIGHTS SARONG, KILT. Hint 6: The third stanza contains: SHIRT, COAT, SHORTS. Hint 7: The fifth stanza contains: SLACKS, STOLE, SOCKS, SUIT. Hint 8: The seventh stanza includes: DIAPER and BONNET. Hint 9: The next section contains the answer. Do not reveal unless you want to be spoiled Solution to clothing items, in order: The words in order are as follows:

GARTER, HOOD, SARONG, TIGHTS, VISOR, KILT, TOGA, BELT, SHAWL, COAT, SHORTS, SHIRT, ROBE, FROCK, CLOAK, GLOVE, SHOES, SOCKS, STOLE, SUIT, SLACKS, WRAP, HOSE, BOOTS, BONNET, DIAPER, LEOTARD, STOCKING, SLIPPER, CHEMISE, DRESS, TROUSERS, HAT, VEST, MASK, SWEATER, CROWN, HEADBAND, TUNIC, VEIL, GLASSES, SMOCK, SCARF, KNICKERS, LEI, PANTS, GOWN, ARMOR, TIE, TRUNKS, COLLAR, SANDALS The Solution: By taking the new letter inserted into the poem, you get the following:

THAT STALWART BRAVE SOUL WHO BATTLED THE MANBULL OF KING MINOS

The keyword is THESEUS.