Chap from Elgin (5)
I believe the answer is:
nigel
'chap' is the definition.
'from elgin' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates anagramming the letters (from the letters).
'elgin' is an anagram of 'NIGEL'.
(Other definitions for nigel that I've seen before include "Man's name" , "-- Kennedy, violinist" , "Fellows sometimes called this" , "One knighted by Conan Doyle," , "--- Pargetter, (Archers)" .)