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He's known to be hungry for pursuit (6)

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I believe the answer is:

hunter

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'he's known to' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'hungry for pursuit' is the wordplay.
'hungry' becomes 'er' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'pursuit' becomes 'hunt' (synonyms).
'er' after 'hunt' is 'HUNTER'.

'be' is the link.

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(Other definitions for hunter that I've seen before include "One pursuing - type of watch" , "woodsman" , "See 10" , "Orion -- pocket watch with a hinged protective lid" , "One seeking game" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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