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Man being one is extremely lithe (4)

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isle

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'man' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for isle that I've seen before include "Small area of ground" , "one ringed in the main?" , "Land amid water" , "eg Hoy, Yell or Sark" , "Dogs, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Telegraph.
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