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He alone is happy (6)

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eremite

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'he alone is happy' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'he' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'he' could be 'rem' and 'rem' is found within the answer.
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(Other definitions for eremite that I've seen before include "desert father" , "Solitary" , "ascetic" , "Christian hermit or recluse" , "Religious person" .)

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