Lyricist Rice (3)
I believe the answer is:
tim
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">lyricist rice</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for tim that I've seen before include "Tiny . . . is a loveable Dickens boy" , "Little fellow" , "Tiny -, Dickens character (A_Christmas Carol)" , "Tiny Dickens boy from 'A Christmas Carol'" , "-- Brooke-Taylor, comic" .)