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Song the man rewrote (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anthem

'song' is the definition.
(anthem is a kind of song)

'the man rewrote' is the wordplay.
'rewrote' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'rewritten' mean this).
'the'+'man'='theman'
'theman' anagrammed gives 'ANTHEM'.

(Other definitions for anthem that I've seen before include "One for doomed youth" , "Solemn song" , "The man for a rousing song" , "Hymn of loyalty" , "Church choral piece" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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