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Winston Smith may be another one (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

antihero

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'winston smith' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'may be another one' is the wordplay.
'may be' indicates anagramming the letters.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'another'+'i'='anotheri'
'anotheri' is an anagram of 'ANTIHERO'.

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(Other definitions for antihero that I've seen before include "baddie" , "Character such as Meursault" , "Central character lacking traditional courageous attributes" , "Unconventional principal character" , "Winston Smith in Orwell's 1984, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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