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Maybe a corny name for a nosy character (6)

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I believe the answer is:

cyrano

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'name for a nosy character' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'maybe a corny' is the wordplay.
'maybe' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'corny'='acorny'
'acorny' with letters rearranged gives 'CYRANO'.

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(Other definitions for cyrano that I've seen before include "-- de Bergerac, French poet/soldier" , "Long-nosed hero" , "- de Bergerac, large-nosed seventeenth century French writer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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