Character of those who are different (5)

I believe the answer is:

ethos

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'character of those who are different' is the definition.
'ethos' can be an answer for 'character' (moral character). I'm not sure about the rest of the definition.

'character of those' is the wordplay.
'character of' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'characters' mean this).
'those' is an anagram of 'ETHOS'.

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(Other definitions for ethos that I've seen before include "Distinctive group spirit" , "Society values" , "Characteristic attitude" , "General disposition" , "Distinctive spirit - character" .)

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

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