Man from the south strayed from path (6)
I believe the answer is:
sinned
'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.
Can you help me to learn more?
(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" .)