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Toiler disposed to belie his nature (6)

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loiter

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'belie his nature' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun but the answer is not.

'toiler disposed' is the wordplay.
'disposed' is an anagram indicator.
'toiler' is an anagram of 'LOITER'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for loiter that I've seen before include "Linger aimlessly" , "Dawdle, hang around" , "Hang around, perhaps with intent" , "Wait suspiciously" , "Hang about, with 25 dn perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.
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