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Name that’s so wrong for a jalopy (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oscar

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'name' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'so wrong for a jalopy' is the wordplay.
'wrong' indicates an anagram.
'for' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'a jalopy' becomes 'car' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'so' anagrammed gives 'os'.
'os'+'car'='OSCAR'

'that's' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for oscar that I've seen before include "Annual film award" , "heard on the radio after November" , "Film award; --- Hammerstein" , "Librettist Hammerstein, d. 1960" , "Comms code for "O"" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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