Coil round new chap (5)
I believe the answer is:
colin
'chap' is the definition.
'coil round new' is the wordplay.
'round' is an anagram indicator.
'new' becomes 'n'.
'coil' with letters rearranged gives 'coli'.
'coli'+'n'='COLIN'
(Other definitions for colin that I've seen before include "Man's name" , "--- Wilson, Eng. writer (The Outsider)" .)
I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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