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Sound boost for man (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

philip

'man' is the definition.

'sound boost' is the wordplay.
'sound' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'boost' becomes 'fillip' (I've seen this before).
'fillip' is a homophone of 'PHILIP'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for philip that I've seen before include "- Larkin, English poet" , "Poet and librarian" , "Best Actor Oscar winner 2005, for 'Capote'" , "Duke of Edinburgh, say" , "Boy's name" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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