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Stereotypical figure points to carnal activity from male (5,3)

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I believe the answer is:

essex man

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'points to carnal activity from male' is the wordplay.
'points' becomes 'es' (E is an example).
'to carnal activity' becomes 's' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'from' becomes 'ex' ('from' in Latin).
'male' becomes 'man' (man is a kind of male).
'es'+'s'+'ex'+'man'='ESSEX MAN'

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(Other definitions for essex man that I've seen before include "Type of bloke" , "Self-made southerner" , "Archetypal, southern male" , "uncultured guy" , "Uncultured, well-off working-class fellow" .)

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