Brazilian footballer, Edison Arantes do Nascimento (4)

I believe the answer is:

pele

(Other definitions for pele that I've seen before include "Brazilian footballer, Edison Arantes do Nascimento" , "Former Brazilian footballer" , "Footballing legend, aka Edison Arantes do Nascimento" , "great forward" , "Brazilian footballer, scored over 1000 goals" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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