Man of the Mendip Hills (4)
I believe the answer is:
phil
'man' is the definition.
'of the mendip hills' is the wordplay.
'of' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'PHIL' is hidden in the letters of 'mendip hills'.
(Other definitions for phil that I've seen before include "our long-suffering leader!" , "-- Collins, English singer" .)
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