He picks many winners (5)

I believe the answer is:

ernie

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'he' is the definition.

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for ernie that I've seen before include "___ Wise, d. 1999" , "Premium Bonds selector" , "Eric Morecambe & - - Wise" , "Name given to selector" , "Machine that randomly selects Premium Bond winners" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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