Truth stands between man or criminal (10)

I believe the answer is:

malefactor

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'criminal' is the definition.
(I know that criminal can be written as malefactor)

'truth stands between man or' is the wordplay.
'truth stands' becomes 'fact' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'between' indicates putting letters inside.
'man' becomes 'male'.
'male'+'or'='maleor'
'fact' put into 'maleor' is 'MALEFACTOR'.

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(Other definitions for malefactor that I've seen before include "bad person?" , "Wrongdoer" , "Criminal, evil-doer" , "Sinner" , "One doing wrong" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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