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Average guy, limiting energy (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mean

'average' is the definition.
(type of average)

'guy limiting energy' is the wordplay.
'guy' becomes 'man' (guy can informally mean a man).
'limiting' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'energy' becomes 'e' (physics symbol as in E=mca).
'man' placed around 'e' is 'MEAN'.

(Other definitions for mean that I've seen before include "show" , "Bad-tempered" , "Intend; unkind" , "of little value" , "Signify; stingy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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