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He doesn't think much of others (6)

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egoist

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

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(Other definitions for egoist that I've seen before include "Person with very a good opinion of himself" , "Selfish person" , "It goes around with conceited fellow" , "He puts himself first" , "Self-absorbed person" .)

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