Not pragmatic scholar (8)
I believe the answer is:
academic
I believe this is a double definition.
'not pragmatic' is the first definition.
(academic means theoretical or non-practical)
'scholar' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)
(Other definitions for academic that I've seen before include "Scholarly (person)" , "Scholarly; irrelevant" , "Not expected to produce any practical result" , "Scholar - of no practical importance" , "Scholarly as opposed to practical (8)" .)