Reject one way or the other (5)
I believe the answer is:
leper
'reject' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for leper that I've seen before include "Someone shunned" , "Outcast, pariah" , "Undesirable" , "Sufferer from dread disease, once made to wear bell" , "Social reject" .)