Scrooge (5)
I believe the answer is:
miser
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">scrooge</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(Dickens' Ebenezer Scrooge is a miser)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for miser that I've seen before include "Hoarder of money and possessions" , "Curmudgeon" , "One of the people who spend least" , "auger" , "Stingy type" .)