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Identity of second Santa helper (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

self

'identity' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'second santa helper' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation**).
'santa helper' becomes 'elf' (I've seen this before).
's'+'elf'='SELF'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for self that I've seen before include "Personality" , "Ego, identity" , "A person's awareness of their own identity" , "Will the author" , "Will perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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