"Knock Knock" filmmaker Roth (3)

I believe the answer is:

eli

(Other definitions for eli that I've seen before include "Samuel's teacher (OT)" , "- Wallach, US actor" , "- Whitney invented the cotton gin in seventeen ninety three" , "Man's name" , "Shiloh priest (Bible)" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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