Nominally she gets five years (4)

I believe the answer is:

vera

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'nominally she' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'five years' is the wordplay.
'five' becomes 'V' (Roman numeral).
'years' becomes 'era' (I've seen this in another clue).
'v'+'era'='VERA'

'gets' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for vera that I've seen before include "Woman" , "senior songstress?" , "__ Lynn, the forces' sweetheart" , "Girl's name (meaning faith or true)" , "& 16 'The Forces' Sweetheart'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.

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