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Former name of man or woman resident abroad (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

expat

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'resident abroad' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'former name' is the wordplay.
'former' becomes 'ex' (prefix meaning former or onetime).
'name' becomes 'pat' ().
'ex'+'pat'='EXPAT'

'of man or woman' is the link.
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(Other definitions for expat that I've seen before include "Brit abroad, say" , "resident abroad" , "one working abroad" , "One living in foreign country" , "who now uses overseas address?" .)

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