Uncovered generic retro name (5)
I believe the answer is:
irene
'name' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'uncovered generic retro' is the wordplay.
'uncovered' means to look at the middle letters.
'retro' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (retro is Latin for 'backwards').
The middle letters of 'generic' are 'eneri'.
'eneri' reversed gives 'IRENE'.
(Other definitions for irene that I've seen before include "- - Worth, actress" , "Female name" , "US actress, -- Dunne" , "Girl's name (meaning Peace)" , "woman" .)