He could be confused with Arnold or Roland (6)

I believe the answer is:

ronald

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'he' is the definition.

'be confused with arnold or roland' is the wordplay.
'arnold' anagrams to 'RONALD'.
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(Other definitions for ronald that I've seen before include "Mr Reagan" , "The late President Reagan" , "Chap" , ". . . . . . Reagan, former US president" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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