Wordsmith: maybe it's Cyril (8)
I believe the answer is:
lyricist
'wordsmith' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'maybe it's cyril' is the wordplay.
'maybe' is an anagram indicator.
'its'+'cyril'='itscyril'
'itscyril' with letters rearranged gives 'LYRICIST'.
(Other definitions for lyricist that I've seen before include "Writer of words, as opposed to music" , "Ira Gershwin, perhaps" , "One who writes the words of a song" , "Writer of words set to music" , "Writer of the words of a song" .)