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One who offers gratuitous suggestions? (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

freethinker

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'one who' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'gratuitous suggestions?' is the wordplay.
'gratuitous' becomes 'free' (synonyms).
'suggestions?' becomes 'thinker' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'free'+'thinker'='FREETHINKER'

'offers' is the link.

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(Other definitions for freethinker that I've seen before include "Someone with opinions formed independently" , "Person with their own religious beliefs etc" , "Person not holding generally accepted beliefs" , "Rationalist" , "Person who rejects accepted opinions" .)

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