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Not pragmatic scholar (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

academic

I believe this is a double definition.

'not pragmatic' is the first definition.
(academic means theoretical or non-practical)

'scholar' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for academic that I've seen before include "Scholarly (person)" , "Scholarly; irrelevant" , "Not expected to produce any practical result" , "Scholar - of no practical importance" , "Scholarly as opposed to practical (8)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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