Scapegoat hiding personal pride (3)

I believe the answer is:

ego

'personal pride' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'scapegoat hiding' is the wordplay.
'hiding' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'EGO' can be found hidden inside 'scapegoat'.

(Other definitions for ego that I've seen before include "Sense of identity" , "Inner self" , "Aspect of the personality" , "Conscious mind" , "Sense of self, conceit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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