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Can he dispense the wisdom of the ages? (4)

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I believe the answer is:

sage

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'can he dispense the wisdom' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'the ages?' is the wordplay.
'ages' can be anagrammed to 'SAGE'.
But, I am not sure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for sage that I've seen before include "Wise man - flavoursome plant" , "Herb for the wise one" , "Learned" , "Herb used in cooking" , "___ and onion" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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