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Type cast? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stereotype

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This might be a double definition.

'type' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to thinking as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'cast?' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

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(Other definitions for stereotype that I've seen before include "cast" , "Sort of plate" , "received idea?" , "Set form" , "model" .)

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