Fear of redundancy drove him to breaking point (7)
I believe the answer is:
luddite
'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.
This is the entire clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(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" .)