Hush a male magician (6)

I believe the answer is:

shaman

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

'hush a male' is the wordplay.
'hush' becomes 'sha' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'a male' becomes 'man' (man is a kind of male).
'sha'+'man'='SHAMAN'

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(Other definitions for shaman that I've seen before include "Man of spirit" , "Tribal medicine man" , "religious figure" , "Spiritual healer" , "Medium between the visible and spirit worlds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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