Rock great Clapton (4)

I believe the answer is:

eric

(Other definitions for eric that I've seen before include "Great Norwegian explorer .... the Red" , "Cantona or Clapton?" , "---- Cantona, Manchester Utd favourite of the 1990s" , "-- Clapton, guitarist" , "One of pair once popular" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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