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For him to laze is unusual (6)

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zealot

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'for him' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'to laze is unusual' is the wordplay.
'is unusual' indicates anagramming the letters.
'to'+'laze'='tolaze'
'tolaze' with letters rearranged gives 'ZEALOT'.

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(Other definitions for zealot that I've seen before include "A fanatic or extremist" , "Fervent, perhaps militant, proponent" , "Fervent enthusiast" , "Fervent, even militant, proponent of something" , "A fanatic, driven person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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