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Fool not involved with weight (9)

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I believe the answer is:

simpleton

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'fool' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'not involved with weight' is the wordplay.
'not involved' becomes 'simple' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'weight' becomes 'ton' (unit of weight).
'simple'+'ton'='SIMPLETON'

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(Other definitions for simpleton that I've seen before include "Gullible type" , "Dunce" , "Idiot" , "Ass" , "Nincompoop" .)

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