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Suitable name for a hired gardener? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

edgar

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'suitable name for a hired gardener?' is the definition.
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'name for a hired gardener?' is the wordplay.
'name' becomes 'ed'.
'for' says to put letters next to each other.
'a hired gardener?' becomes 'gar' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'ed'+'gar'='EDGAR'

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(Other definitions for edgar that I've seen before include "Fellow" , "Great writer of spooky stories, . . . . . Allan Poe" , "Earl's son" , "Chap" , "... Allan Poe, author" .)

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