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Street philosopher one unlikely to give up (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stayer

'one unlikely to give up' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'street philosopher' is the wordplay.
'street' becomes 'st' (abbreviation).
'philosopher' becomes 'ayer' (AJ Ayer).
'st'+'ayer'='STAYER'

(Other definitions for stayer that I've seen before include "tenacious sort" , "one unlikely to give up" , "One that can last the course" , "One with lasting qualities" , "Horse with stamina" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Times.
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