A man on his own?

I believe the answer is:

tod

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'a man' is the definition.

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for tod that I've seen before include "Sly person" , "If you're on it, you're on your own" , "Former English weight for wool - dot it" , "Fox" , "One's alone on this" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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