He may give guidance to eight men in a row (3)

I believe the answer is:

cox

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'he may give guidance to eight men in a row' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for cox that I've seen before include "Passenger vehicle" , "Member of rowing crew" , "Helmsman" , "Steerer of oarsmen in rowing boat" , "Boat's steerer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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