Name attached to hand puppet (4)
I believe the answer is:
pawn
'puppet' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'name attached to hand' is the wordplay.
'name' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation e.g. on forms).
'attached to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hand' becomes 'paw' ('paw' can be a synonym of 'hand').
'n' put after 'paw' is 'PAWN'.
(Other definitions for pawn that I've seen before include "man on board" , "Get ready for" , "Deposit as pledge" , "The foot-soldier in chess" , "Minor chess piece" .)