“___ a real nowhere man …”

HE’S

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This clue quotes the opening line of The Beatles’ 1965 song "Nowhere Man"—the full lyric is "He’s a real nowhere man." The blank fills in the contraction "He’s" (short for he is), which starts the phrase. Since the clue uses the empty space to hint at the missing word, you just need to recall or recognize the famous song lyric to land on the two-letter answer.