By the revenue man, evidently (5)
I believe the answer is:
taxed
'by the revenue man evidently' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'by the revenue man' is the wordplay.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the revenue' becomes 'tax' (synonyms).
'man' becomes 'ed' (short for Edward).
'tax'+'ed' is 'TAXED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for taxed that I've seen before include "Made heavy demands on" , "Levied a duty on" , "Weighed down" , "Stretched" , "Imposed duty on" .)