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Man enters top command (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

behest

'command' is the definition.
(behest is a kind of command)

'man enters top' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'he'.
'enters' indicates putting letters inside.
'top' becomes 'best' ('best' can be similar in meaning to 'top'**).
'he' going inside 'best' is 'BEHEST'.

(Other definitions for behest that I've seen before include "Command, bidding" , "Order" , "(At someone's) command" , "Command - Thebes (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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