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Read out letters for bloke (4)

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I believe the answer is:

male

'for bloke' is the definition.
(bloke can mean a man)

'read out letters' is the wordplay.
'read out' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'letters' becomes 'mail' (I've seen this before).
'mail' sounds like 'MALE'.

(Other definitions for male that I've seen before include "Lame sort of fellow" , "A gender" , "One cannot have babies" , "man?" , "Maldives capital; masculine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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