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I'd spelt out fully who I am (8)

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I believe the answer is:

identity

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'i am' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.

'i'd spelt out fully' is the wordplay.
'spelt out fully' becomes 'entity' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'id'+'entity'='IDENTITY'

'who' is the link.

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(Other definitions for identity that I've seen before include "it may precede crisis" , "papers" , "sort of card" , "Close affinity" , "Uniqueness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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