Lyric is rewritten by him (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cyril

'him' is the definition.

'lyric is rewritten' is the wordplay.
'is rewritten' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'being rewritten' mean this).
'lyric' anagrammed gives 'CYRIL'.

'by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for cyril that I've seen before include "Reputed saintly inventor of the Russian alphabet" , "Saint said to have created the Russian alphabet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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