Solitary types ransacked chain store (10)

I believe the answer is:

anchorites

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'solitary types' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'ransacked chain store' is the wordplay.
'ransacked' is an anagram indicator.
'chain'+'store'='chainstore'
'chainstore' anagrammed gives 'ANCHORITES'.

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I've seen this clue in The Times.

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