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Joe Public, name very unusual (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

everyman

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

'name very unusual' is the wordplay.
'unusual' indicates anagramming the letters.
'name'+'very'='namevery'
'namevery' is an anagram of 'EVERYMAN'.

'public' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for everyman that I've seen before include "The ordinary or typical person - there's a medieval play about him" , "A typical human being" , "ordinary chap" , "Mr Average" , "Old morality play" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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