His advances should be spurned (6)

I believe the answer is:

usurer

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'his advances should be spurned' 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 usurer that I've seen before include "Shylock, for example" , "like Shylock" , "Unscrupulous moneylender" , "Iniquitous moneylender" , "Grasping money lender" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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