Brother in Tamil Nadu — one without currency any longer (4)

I believe the answer is:

anna

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(Other definitions for anna that I've seen before include "Book by Tolstoy" , "Palindromic girl's name" , "Girl - old Indian coin" , "-- Karenina, Tolstoy novel" , "Miss Karenina" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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