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Scrap outside work biased individual (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bigot

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'biased individual' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'scrap outside work' is the wordplay.
'scrap' becomes 'bit' (synonyms).
'outside' indicates putting letters inside (some letters go outside others).
'work' becomes 'go' (synonyms).
'bit' going around 'go' is 'BIGOT'.

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(Other definitions for bigot that I've seen before include "One is prejudiced and intolerant" , "Dogmatist" , "Fanatic" , "Intolerantly prejudiced person" , "Intolerant type" .)

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