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Man, for example, held back by travel sickness (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

isle

'man for example' is the definition.
(Isle of Man is an example)

'held back by travel sickness' is the wordplay.
'back by' is a reversal indicator.
'held' indicates a hidden word.
'elsi' is hidden within 'travel sickness'.
'elsi' back-to-front is 'ISLE'.

(Other definitions for isle that I've seen before include "one has water all round" , "Man, for one" , "Dogs, perhaps" , "isolated spot" , "Isolated land" .)

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