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Man trap set in concrete by day (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reginald

'man' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'trap set in concrete by day' is the wordplay.
'trap' becomes 'gin' (gin trap is a kind of animal trap).
'set in' is an insertion indicator.
'concrete' becomes 'real' (associated in meaning).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'day' becomes 'd' (abbreviation for day).
'gin' inserted into 'real' is 'reginal'.
'reginal'+'d'='REGINALD'

(Other definitions for reginald that I've seen before include "Man's name" , "-- Jeeves, Bertie Wooster's valet" , "Man" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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