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Beirut is restored by an emperor (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tiberius

'an emperor' is the definition.
(I know that Tiberius is Roman emperor)

'beirut is restored' is the wordplay.
'restored' indicates anagramming the letters.
'beirut'+'is'='beirutis'
'beirutis' is an anagram of 'TIBERIUS'.

'by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tiberius that I've seen before include "Tyrannical successor to Emperor Augustus, d. AD 37" , "Roman emperor who succeeded Augustus" , "Emperor at time of Crucifixion" , "Augustus's successor" , "ruler" .)

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