Solution for 20 August cryptic crossword clue

Mean male, an intermediary (9)
Solution – middleman


A middleman is a sort of intermediary.


You can also get to "middleman" by building it up from "mean male".  If you have the mean of something you go for the middle one as in "the mean IQ is".  And of course "man" is another word for a "male"


Middle + man = middleman


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