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Nominally, it could be misleading (5)

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I believe the answer is:

alias

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This could be a double definition.

'nominally' is the first definition.
Both the answer and definition are adverbs. Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'it could be misleading' is the second definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

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(Other definitions for alias that I've seen before include "stage name, perhaps" , "Cabbage salad" , "aka" , "Otherwise - an assumed name" , "Pseudonym" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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