Pragmatic type (7)
I believe the answer is:
realist
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">pragmatic type</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for realist that I've seen before include "Sensible man" , "Plato, for example" , "One without illusions" , "Retails like practical person" , "Practical sort" .)