By name, a lord (5)

I believe the answer is:

byron

'a lord' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Poetic lord ' mean 'byron' so perhaps 'lord' could also mean 'byron')

'by name' is the wordplay.
'name' becomes 'ron' (short for Ronald).
'by'+'ron'='BYRON'

(Other definitions for byron that I've seen before include "Romantic poet, helped Greeks" , "Lord George, poet" , "Lord . . . . ., English poet who wrote 'Childe Harold's Pilgrimage'" , "Author of 'Don Juan'" , "Eng. romantic poet (Don Juan)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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