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He plans to no good purpose (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

schemer

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'he plans to no good purpose' 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 see how this works, but
'he' could be 'che' and 'che' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for schemer that I've seen before include "one inventing plots" , "Devious type" , "Machiavellian type" , "Person who plots" , "He plots and plans" .)

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