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Fear of redundancy drove him to breaking point (7)

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luddite

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'fear of redundancy drove him to breaking point' 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 luddite that I've seen before include "Person who opposes the introduction of new technology" , "One opposed to new technology" , "Destroyer of machines" , "protesting worker" , "19th-century English workman who destroyed new labour-saving machinery" .)

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