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Someone called after one? Sam Keane possibly (8)

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I believe the answer is:

namesake

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'someone called after one?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'sam keane possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sam'+'keane'='samkeane'
'samkeane' with letters rearranged gives 'NAMESAKE'.

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(Other definitions for namesake that I've seen before include "One is called after someone" , "Seek a man (anag) -- one with an intimate connection?" , "One's similarly entitled" , "one similarly entitled" , "Person similarly called" .)

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