Social outcast, metaphorically (5)

I believe the answer is:

leper

(Other definitions for leper that I've seen before include "He's avoided" , "Social reject" , "Someone shunned" , "Undesirable" , "sick person" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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