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Fellow at hen party - so unenlightened! (7)

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I believe the answer is:

heathen

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'unenlightened' is the definition.
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'fellow at hen' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'he' ('he' refers to a man).
'he'+'at'+'hen'='HEATHEN'

'party so' is the link.
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(Other definitions for heathen that I've seen before include "Non-believer" , "Infidel, pagan" , "Person lacking culture or moral principles" , "Uncultured" , "Godless person" .)

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