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Type of person that corresponds to a scholar? (3,2,7)

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I believe the answer is:

man of letters

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This might be a double definition.

'type of person that corresponds' is the first definition.
'man of letters' can be an answer for 'type of person'. I'm not sure about the rest of the definition.

'scholar?' is the second definition.
(man of letters is a kind of scholar)

'to a' is the link.

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(Other definitions for man of letters that I've seen before include "from academia?" , "Literary type" , "postman?" , "Academic" , "Educated" .)

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