Smoke with one close to Brooklyn Dodger’s boss (5)

I believe the answer is:

fagin

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'dodger's boss' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'smoke with one close to brooklyn' is the wordplay.
'smoke' becomes 'fag' (both can mean a cigarette).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'close to' indicates one should take the final letters (the close/ending of).
The last letter of 'brooklyn' is 'n'.
'fag'+'i'+'n'='FAGIN'

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(Other definitions for fagin that I've seen before include "Organiser of dips" , "Dickensian villain" , "Gang-leader" , "Oliver Twist villain" , "Character in Oliver Twist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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