Man, for example, lies around (4)

I believe the answer is:

isle

'man for example' is the definition.
(Isle of Man is an example)

'lies around' is the wordplay.
'around' indicates anagramming the letters.
'lies' is an anagram of 'ISLE'.

(Other definitions for isle that I've seen before include "eg Thanet" , "A poetic island" , "Geographic location" , "Dogs, maybe" , "one ringed in the main?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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