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Figure "Elaine" could be her name (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

melanie

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'name' is the definition.

'figure elaine could be' is the wordplay.
'figure' becomes 'm' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'could be' is an anagram indicator.
'elaine' with letters rearranged gives 'elanie'.
'm'+'elanie'='MELANIE'

'her' acts as a link.
This may not be right. It may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Another definition for melanie that I've seen is " Girl".)

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