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Conscious of feeling male ignored (8)

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I believe the answer is:

sentient

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'conscious' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for sentient that I've seen before include "Conscious - aware" , "having power of perception" , "Able to perceive/feel" , "Capable of feeling things as in tenets" , "Having feelings" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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