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Man from the south strayed from path (6)

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I believe the answer is:

sinned

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'south strayed from path' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'man from' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'Si'.
'from' becomes 'nned' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'si'+'nned'='SINNED'

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for sinned that I've seen before include "Transgressed the moral code" , "Gave moral offence" , "Violated a moral law" , "Send in (anag.)" , "was wicked" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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