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Good person given a German mug (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stein

'mug' is the definition.
(stein is a kind of mug)

'good person given a german' is the wordplay.
'good person' becomes 'st' (saint).
'given' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a german' becomes 'ein' ('a' in German).
'st'+'ein'='STEIN'

(Other definitions for stein that I've seen before include "Glass" , "Inset (anag.)" , "Large earthenware beer mug" , "Gertrude __, avant-garde US author, d. 1946" , "Earthenware beer jug" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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