His own man! (3)

I believe the answer is:

tod

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This could be a double definition.

'his own' is the first definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'man' is the second definition.

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(Other definitions for tod that I've seen before include "One's alone on this" , "Sly person" , "If you're on it, you're on your own" , "Former English weight for wool - dot it" , "Fox" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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