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Put favourable slant on two levels about unknown philosopher (7)

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spinoza

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'philosopher' is the definition.
(Baruch Spinoza)

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(Other definitions for spinoza that I've seen before include "philosophical sort" , "C17 Dutch philosopher" , "Dutch 17th-century philosopher" , "2 [PHILOSOPHER]" .)

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