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He and I are inseparable (7)

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I believe the answer is:

egotist

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'he and i are inseparable' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'he' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'he' could be 'otis' (I've seen this before) and 'otis' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for egotist that I've seen before include "show-off" , "A self-absorbed and conceited person" , "Self-obsessed person" , "one promotes oneself" , "Self-conceited person" .)

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