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List includes good philosopher (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hegel

'philosopher' is the definition.
(German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel)

'list includes good' is the wordplay.
'list' becomes 'heel' (both can mean to lean or tilt).
'includes' is an insertion indicator.
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'heel' placed around 'g' is 'HEGEL'.

(Other definitions for hegel that I've seen before include "German philosopher, d. 1831" , "Georg Wilhelm ---, Ger. philosopher" , "German 'dialectic' philosopher" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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