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Pagan ignores one kind (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gentle

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

'pagan ignores one' is the wordplay.
'pagan' becomes 'gentile' ('gentile' can be a synonym of 'pagan').
'ignores' is a deletion indicator.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'gentile' with 'i' removed is 'GENTLE'.

(Other definitions for gentle that I've seen before include "Moderate in effect" , "Jane Eyre's kind person with a book? -- eternal greed (anag)" , "Moderate, quiet; a maggot" , "Mild, not rough" , "Kind-natured" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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