Dostoyevsky's Prince Myshkin, so the book title declares

I believe the answer is:

idiot

(Other definitions for idiot that I've seen before include "Stupid person" , "Foolish character" , "Silly ass" , "Charlie" , "Garret" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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