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Revealed identity of bloke that's retired editor (5)

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I believe the answer is:

named

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'revealed identity' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'bloke that's retired editor' is the wordplay.
'bloke' becomes 'man' (informal term for a man).
'that's retired' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (retire can mean to go back).
'editor' becomes 'ed' (abbreviation).
'man' back-to-front is 'nam'.
'nam'+'ed'='NAMED'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for named that I've seen before include "Titled" , "Identified by appellation" , "Christened" , "Entitled" , "Handled" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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