In a quote attributed to Billy Connolly and others, an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of ____ (3,4,6)
I believe the answer is:
the lone ranger
(Another definition for the lone ranger that I've seen is " role behind the mask".)
I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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