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Alias Marian (6)

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I believe the answer is:

marina

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'alias' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.

'marian' is the wordplay.
'marian' can be anagrammed to 'MARINA'.
However, I'm not sure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for marina that I've seen before include "boating facility" , "Pleasure-boat dock" , "Yacht harbour" , "Base for pleasure boats" , "seaside area" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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