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Man the worm doesn't like to see approaching it! (4)

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bill

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'man' is the definition.
(short for William)

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(Other definitions for bill that I've seen before include "Narrow promontory" , "parliamentary proposal" , "Note - police - invoice - list" , "American banknote; man's name" , "amount owed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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