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Chap getting out of a manhole? (4)

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I believe the answer is:

male

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This clue might be a double definition.

'chap' is the first definition.
(chap can mean a man)

'out of a manhole?' is the second definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'getting' is the link.

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(Other definitions for male that I've seen before include "man?" , "Maldives capital; masculine" , "Lame sort of fellow" , "A gender" , "One cannot have babies" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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