Endless grief for Scrooge, perhaps (5)

I believe the answer is:

miser

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'for scrooge perhaps' is the definition.
(Dickens' Ebenezer Scrooge is a miser)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for miser that I've seen before include "we may find boring" , "Stingy person like Scrooge" , "Stingy type" , "Curmudgeon" , "Tight-fisted person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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