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Hero I cant make into a recluse (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anchorite

'a recluse' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hero i cant make' is the wordplay.
'make' is an anagram indicator.
'hero'+'i'+'cant'='heroicant'
'heroicant' with letters rearranged gives 'ANCHORITE'.

'into' is the link.

(Other definitions for anchorite that I've seen before include "Hermit or religious recluse" , "Holy recluse" , "Religious recluse (hist.)" , "A solitary person" , "Loner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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