Second copy by English writer (6)
I believe the answer is:
scribe
'writer' is the definition.
(scribe is a kind of writer)
'second copy by english' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'copy' becomes 'crib' (I've seen this before).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
's'+'crib'+'e'='SCRIBE'
(Other definitions for scribe that I've seen before include "Document copier (hist.)" , "Mark with a sharp point" , "Score" , "Writer (before printing was developed)" , "Medieval clerk" .)