A balanced, regular guy (6)

I believe the answer is:

evened

'a balanced' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'regular guy' is the wordplay.
'regular' becomes 'even' (synonyms).
'guy' becomes 'Ed' (short for Edward).
'even'+'ed'='EVENED'

(Other definitions for evened that I've seen before include "Made level" , "Made smooth and regular" , "Made smooth or equalised" , "Levelled" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.