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Dump man beginning to make a mark (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stigma

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'mark' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'dump man beginning to make a' is the wordplay.
'dump man' becomes 'stig' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'beginning to' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'make' is 'm'.
'stig'+'m'+'a'='STIGMA'

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(Other definitions for stigma that I've seen before include "Mark of shame, stain on reputation" , "Symbol of disgrace or infamy" , "Disgraceful sign" , "Mark of infamy or disgrace" , "Disgraceful mark" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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