One preoccupied with a doctrine (9)

I believe the answer is:

ideologue

(Other definitions for ideologue that I've seen before include "Dogmatic sort" , "Political reactionary" , "Dogmatist" , "Dogmatic type" , "Dogmatic theorist" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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