Not-so-sociable sort Crossword Clue

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Not-so-sociable sort Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a person who avoids the company or assistance of others

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SOCIABLE (noun)
1. a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
SOCIABLE (adjective)
1. friendly and pleasant
2. inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
SORT (noun)
1. an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
2. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
SORT (verb)
1. arrange or order by classes or categories
2. examine in order to test suitability

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