A man many praise (5)

I believe the answer is:

claud

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

'many praise' is the wordplay.
'many' becomes 'c' (C is the Roman numeral for l00).
'praise' becomes 'laud' (lauding is a kind of praising).
'c'+'laud'='CLAUD'

(Other definitions for claud that I've seen before include "Boy" , "Man" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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