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Give claim to name (7)

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I believe the answer is:

entitle

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'name' is the definition.
(both can mean to give someone a name)

'give claim' is the wordplay.
'give' becomes 'en' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'claim' becomes 'title' (synonyms).
'en'+'title'='ENTITLE'

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for entitle that I've seen before include "confer rank" , "Allow" , "Name, authorise" , "Name; enable" , "Give a right or authority to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Guardian and The Globe and Mail.
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