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Indian scholar not to mention in hell (6)

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I believe the answer is:

pandit

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'hell' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for pandit that I've seen before include "A learned Hindu, as Nehru was" , "Teacher" , "Honorary title of a Hindu scholar" , "Indian sage" , "Learned man of India" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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