Sports great from Brazil (4)

I believe the answer is:

pele

(Other definitions for pele that I've seen before include "Footballing legend, aka Edison Arantes do Nascimento" , "Legendary Brazilian soccer player" , "Noted Brazilian footballer" , "great forward" , "Brazilian footballer of renown" .)

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

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