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Give the little devil a name! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

impart

'give' is the definition.
(I know that give can be written as impart)

'little devil a name' is the wordplay.
'little devil' becomes 'imp' (an imp is a little demon).
'a name' becomes 'art' ().
'imp'+'art'='IMPART'

'the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for impart that I've seen before include "Divulge, pass on" , "Contribute" , "Give - tell" , "Give, say information, make known" , "Communicate (info)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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