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Marlene's fancy for macho types (4,3)

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real men

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'macho types' is the definition.
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'marlene's fancy' is the wordplay.
'fancy' indicates anagramming the letters.
'marlene' is an anagram of 'REAL MEN'.

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I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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