Word with care or aware (4)

I believe the answer is:

self

(Other definitions for self that I've seen before include "One's individuality" , "Will the writer?" , "A person's awareness of their own identity" , "Will the author" , "Will perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times and The New York Times.

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