What does the cryptic crossword clue "Man starts to call headquarters at Poole (4)" mean?

The definition is "Man". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). C (first_letter="call") + H (first_letter="headquarters") + A (first_letter="at") + P (first_letter="Poole") = CHAP; definition: "Man" The answer is CHAP.

Man starts to call headquarters at Poole (4)

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