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New name for Mr Lee (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elmer

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'new name' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'mr lee' is the wordplay.
'mr lee' anagrams to 'ELMER'.
Though, I'm not sure how this is indicated.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for elmer that I've seen before include "____ Rice, US dramatist" , "name" , "- - Gantry (book, film)" , "Man" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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