American doctor sprang up to give name (7)

I believe the answer is:

ambrose

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'give name' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'american doctor sprang up' is the wordplay.
'american' becomes 'a' (common abbreviation - e.g. in organisation names).
'doctor' becomes 'MB' (Bachelor of Medicine, Medicinae Baccalaureus).
'sprang up' becomes 'rose' (rise can mean to spring up).
'a'+'mb'+'rose'='AMBROSE'

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ambrose that I've seen before include "Bishop-saint" , "Church Father" , "-- Bierce, US author" , "name" , "Bishop of Milan once" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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