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Also called a torn sail (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alias

'also called' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'a torn sail' is the wordplay.
'torn' indicates an anagram.
'sail' anagrammed gives 'lias'.
'a'+'lias'='ALIAS'

(Other definitions for alias that I've seen before include "Otherwise called" , "Otherwise known as" , "Cabbage salad" , "Alternative identity" , "Otherwise - an assumed name" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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