Chap from Elgin (5)
I believe the answer is:
nigel
'chap' is the definition.
'from elgin' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates an anagram (from the letters).
'elgin' with letters rearranged gives 'NIGEL'.
(Other definitions for nigel that I've seen before include "Man's name" , "-- Kennedy, violinist" , "Fellows sometimes called this" , "One knighted by Conan Doyle," , "--- Pargetter, (Archers)" .)