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Eggheads about to send for a recluse (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eremite

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'for a recluse' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'eggheads about to send' is the wordplay.
'eggheads' becomes 'ee' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'to send' becomes 'remit' (I've seen this in another clue).
'ee' going around 'remit' is 'EREMITE'.

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(Other definitions for eremite that I've seen before include "ascetic" , "desert father" , "Christian living in severe circumstances" , "Religious person" , "Solitary" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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