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Man, maybe, in passageway, losing head (4)

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I believe the answer is:

isle

'man maybe' is the definition.
(Isle of Man)

'passageway losing head' is the wordplay.
'passageway' becomes 'aisle' (aisle is a kind of passageway).
'losing head' means to remove the first letter.
'aisle' with its initial letter removed is 'ISLE'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for isle that I've seen before include "Geographic location" , "Small island" , "Small landmass" , "description of Britain" , "Rum, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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