He may get beaten if he appears again (3)

I believe the answer is:

tom

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'he' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for tom that I've seen before include "Repeated twice, this becomes an African drum" , "Queen's mate" , "What Dick Whittington had" , "Boy running off with pig" , "He is associated with Dick and Harry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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