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"A brilliant personification of the very essence of fanaticism," per the book "Melville: His World and Work" (4)

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I believe the answer is:

ahab

(Other definitions for ahab that I've seen before include "Captain hunting Moby Dick" , "One whose nemesis was white" , "Melville's whale chaser" , "Moby Dick's pursuer" , "Captain hunting the whale Moby-Dick" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.
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