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skinflint

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'scrooge' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for skinflint that I've seen before include "A miserly person, tightwad" , "Scrooge, miser" , "Very ungenerous or stingy person" , "Niggard, scrooge" , "cheapskate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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