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Philosopher irritated when declared to be like everyone else (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

humanoid

'like everyone else' is the definition.
(like a human)

'philosopher irritated when declared to be' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'be' could be 'hum' (humming is a kind of being) and 'hum' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

(Other definitions for humanoid that I've seen before include "Creature resembling man" , "Like a person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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