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Someone like Mata Hari, but a man (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

agent

'someone like mata hari' is the definition.
(I know that Mata Hari is a spy)

'a man' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'gent' (gent is a kind of man).
'a'+'gent'='AGENT'

'but' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for agent that I've seen before include "One who acts for another" , "One may be working" , "Traveller" , "who can act?" , "Spy - broker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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