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A way man gets lost (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

astray

'lost' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'a way man' is the wordplay.
'way' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for street).
'man' becomes 'ray' (Man Ray was a 20th-century artist).
'a'+'st'+'ray'='ASTRAY'

'gets' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for astray that I've seen before include "in the wrong place" , "Going wrong" , "A satyr (anag.)" , "wide of the mark" , "Wandering, off course" .)

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