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A name is confused, memory being lost (7)

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I believe the answer is:

amnesia

'memory being lost' is the definition.
(amnesia is memory loss)

'a name is confused' is the wordplay.
'confused' indicates anagramming the letters.
'name'+'is'='nameis'
'nameis' anagrammed gives 'mnesia'.
'a'+'mnesia'='AMNESIA'

(Other definitions for amnesia that I've seen before include "Inability to remember" , "Failure to recall" , "Defect in memory" , "Pathological forgetfulness" , "Clinical loss of memory" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sun.
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