A familiar golfer (4)

I believe the answer is:

seve

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This clue might be a double definition.

'a familiar' is the first definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'golfer' is the second definition.
(Severiano "Seve" Ballesteros 1957-2011)

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(Another definition for seve that I've seen is " - - Ballesteros (golf)".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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