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Name a lyric composer (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cyril

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'name' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'a lyric composer' is the wordplay.
'composer' indicates anagramming the letters.
'lyric' anagrammed gives 'CYRIL'.

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

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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