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Pragmatist will have no part in disgraceful sign (6)

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I believe the answer is:

stigma

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

'pragmatist will have no part' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'part' could be 'ti' (ti is a kind of part) and 'ti' is located in the answer.
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(Other definitions for stigma that I've seen before include "Disgraceful mark" , "Bad mark" , "A stain as on character" , "Mark of infamy or disgrace" , "Symbol of disgrace or infamy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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