Sensible person set lair out (7)

I believe the answer is:

realist

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'sensible' is the definition.
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'set lair out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'set'+'lair'='setlair'
'setlair' anagrammed gives 'REALIST'.

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(Other definitions for realist that I've seen before include "One with a pragmatic attitude" , "who may look for practical solution" , "Non-dreamer?" , "Sensible man" , "One who faces things as they are" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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