Shakespeare's unwise Athenian philanthropist who goes broke (5)

I believe the answer is:

timon

(Other definitions for timon that I've seen before include "Shakespearian role" , "Greek misanthrope in play" , "Shakespeare's Athenian" , "part of Shakespeare" , "legendary misanthrope" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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