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Byron character who has to exist by arranging pop (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beppo

'byron character' is the definition.
(Beppo is a Lord Byron poem)

'to exist by arranging pop' is the wordplay.
'to exist' becomes 'be' ('be' can be a synonym of 'exist').
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'arranging' indicates an anagram.
'pop' is an anagram of 'ppo'.
'be'+'ppo'='BEPPO'

'who has' acts as a link.

(Another definition for beppo that I've seen is " Byron poem".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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