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Ridicule name for common herd (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ragtag

'common herd' is the definition.
('ragtag' can mean a disordered group)

'ridicule name' is the wordplay.
'ridicule' becomes 'rag' (both can mean to tease).
'name' becomes 'tag' (tag can mean a name or label).
'rag'+'tag'='RAGTAG'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ragtag that I've seen before include ". . . . . . and bobtail, the rabble" , "Badly organised" , "hoi polloi" , "Disparaging term for the common people" , "Mob" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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