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Dickens character who asserts that "Facts alone are wanted in life” (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gradgrind

(Other definitions for gradgrind that I've seen before include "'Facts' fanatic (Hard Times)" , "Dickens's 'facts' schoolteacher" , "Merchant in Hard Times (Dickens)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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