Person shunning the assistance of others (5)

I believe the answer is:

loner

(Other definitions for loner that I've seen before include "Unaccompanied chap" , "He's not a joiner" , "One liking solitude" , "Enrol (anag)" , "Recluse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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