Dry land, but no road, man (5)

I believe the answer is:

dylan

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'man' is the definition.
(I know that Dylan is a boy\\u0027s name)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for dylan that I've seen before include "Bob -, Blowin' in the Wind singer" , "Bob Zimmerman" , "and 19: Welsh poet" , "Bob --, US folk singer" , "... Thomas, Welsh writer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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