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Identified little man hugging a maiden (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

named

'identified' is the definition.
('name' can be a synonym of 'identify')

'little man hugging a maiden' is the wordplay.
'little man' becomes 'ned' (short for Edward).
'hugging' indicates putting letters inside.
'maiden' becomes 'm' (cricket abbreviation).
'a'+'m'='am'
'ned' placed around 'am' is 'NAMED'.

(Other definitions for named that I've seen before include "Called" , "Entitled" , "Handled" , "Titled" , "Designated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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