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Name attached to hand puppet (4)

Ross

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" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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