He goes for the gold (6)

I believe the answer is:

archer

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'he goes for the gold' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'he goes for the gold' is the wordplay.
'he' becomes 'Arch'.
'goes for the gold' becomes 'er' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'arch'+'er'='ARCHER'

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(Other definitions for archer that I've seen before include "Bowman - ex-candidate for London Mayor" , "Arrow shooter" , "man with weapon" , "Small insect" , "Arrows one sends" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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