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He doesn't believe, as others do, in stirring the rice (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heretic

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'he doesn't believe as others do' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'stirring the rice' is the wordplay.
'stirring' indicates an anagram.
'the'+'rice'='therice'
'therice' is an anagram of 'HERETIC'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for heretic that I've seen before include "Original thinker" , "enough for victim of Inquisition?" , "Unorthodox believer" , "Person with opinions contrary to Church norms" , "Nonconformist" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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