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Name hidden backward in "excellent" (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nell

(Other definitions for nell that I've seen before include "- - Gwynne" , "-- Gwyn, 17th-century actress" , "Little -, (Dickens char.)" , "Little --; -- Gwyn" , "Dickensian heroine" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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