Over-regulator disregarding fools is one ultimately dismissed (9)
I believe the answer is:
gradgrind
(Other definitions for gradgrind that I've seen before include "'Facts' fanatic (Hard Times)" , "Merchant in Hard Times (Dickens)" , "Dickens's 'facts' schoolteacher" .)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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