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Man left in – he made people laugh (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chaplin

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'he made people laugh' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'man left in' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'chap' (term for a man).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'chap'+'l'+'in'='CHAPLIN'

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(Other definitions for chaplin that I've seen before include "Charles, early film actor and director" , "English silent comedy actor, d. 1977" , "Charlie ......., popular tramp of silent screen" , "Charles, film star and director" , "Charlie, immortal cinema clown" .)

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