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Ginger's familiar name? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tom

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This might be a double definition.

'ginger's familiar' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'name?' is the second definition.

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(Other definitions for tom that I've seen before include "Waits, perhaps" , "Boy running off with pig" , "Hoyden" , "Jerry's cartoon antagonist" , "Edgar's Poor disguise (Lear)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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