Catalan name? (4)

I believe the answer is:

alan

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'name?' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'catalan' is the wordplay.
'ALAN' is hidden in amongst the letters.
However, I'm not sure how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for alan that I've seen before include "Lana (anag.), man's name" , "A.A. Milne's first name" , "English historian/poet" , "Boy" , "-- Bennett, playwright" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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