Man for example endlessly misled (4)
I believe the answer is:
isle
'man for example' is the definition.
(Isle of Man is an example)
'endlessly misled' is the wordplay.
'endlessly' indicates the central letters (the ends of the words are removed).
The central letters of 'misled' are 'ISLE'.
(Other definitions for isle that I've seen before include "Prince Edward perhaps" , "''There is an ..., a bonny ...'' (anthem of Shannon RFC)" , "Detached territory" , "Dogs, perhaps" , "Christmas or Easter, perhaps" .)