Former Brazilian footballer of renown (4)

I believe the answer is:

pele

(Other definitions for pele that I've seen before include "Brazilian World Cup footballer" , "Former Brazilian footballer" , "Famous Brazilian footballer" , "Footballing legend, aka Edison Arantes do Nascimento" , "Legendary Brazilian soccer player" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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