Does he show degrees of sportsmanship? (6)

I believe the answer is:

angler

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'does he show degrees of sportsmanship?' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for angler that I've seen before include "He fishes with rod and line" , "who looks for compliments" , "I may do casting" , "Hook and line fisherman" , "Strait; -- of Lochalsh" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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