Hand the man in a sheet (9)
I believe the answer is:
tarpaulin
'sheet' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'hand the man in a' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'hand' could be 'r' (abbreviation for right, as in the right-hand side) and 'r' is located in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
'man' could be 'paul' and 'paul' is found in the answer.
'in' is found in the answer.
'a' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tarpaulin that I've seen before include "sailor's hat" , "Heavy waterproof canvas" , "protective cover" , "waterproof material" , "Heavy waterproof cover" .)