"change a word, get a third" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} change a word, get a third
  1. (music industry, colloquial) Making very minor alterations to a song's lyrics can entitle a person to one third of the royalty payments. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Music industry
    Sense id: en-change_a_word,_get_a_third-en-phrase-DKbXS9vs Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys

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