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Bloke of rare gifts? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

miser

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'bloke of rare gifts?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'bloke of rare' is the wordplay.
'bloke of' becomes 'mise' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'rare' becomes 'r' (listed by Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations).
'mise'+'r'='MISER'

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(Other definitions for miser that I've seen before include "He's close" , "Someone close" , "auger" , "Stingy person like Scrooge" , "One such as Scrooge" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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