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Very nearly new name, 1/100 (4,4)

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vera lynn

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'name 1100' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'very nearly new' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'very' could be 'v' (abbreviation) and 'v' is found within the answer.
an anagram of 'nearly' is 'eralyn' which is located in the answer.
'new' could be 'n' and 'n' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for vera lynn that I've seen before include "Singing Dame of WWII" , "White Cliffs of Dover singer, b.1917" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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