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Called me Dan, mistakenly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

named

'called' is the definition.
('name' can be a synonym of 'call')

'me dan mistakenly' is the wordplay.
'mistakenly' is an anagram indicator.
'me'+'dan'='medan'
'medan' is an anagram of 'NAMED'.

(Other definitions for named that I've seen before include "Designated" , "Handled" , "Entitled" , "Christened" , "Titled" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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