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Fellow engaged in moral philosophy (5)

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I believe the answer is:

ralph

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'fellow' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'engaged in moral philosophy' is the wordplay.
'engaged in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'RALPH' can be found hidden inside 'moral philosophy'.

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(Other definitions for ralph that I've seen before include "Man's name" , "--- Waldo Emerson, US writer" , "- Vaughan Williams, English composer" , "Boy's name" , "N Waldo Emerson, nineteenth century US poet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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