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Which name does not belong on this list?

Charles Darwin
Anthony Burgess
Edward Albee
Alice Munro
Ignatius of Loyola
Phyllis Schlafly

First hint:
You actually don't need any hints

Second hint:
Six

Third hint:
If you have any doubts or debates concerning your answer, it is almost certainly wrong.

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  • $\begingroup$ This almost seems too broad to me, but the solution is obvious in retroscpect so +1. $\endgroup$
    – Deusovi
    Mar 3, 2016 at 2:43
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    $\begingroup$ I don't get the second hint even after reading the answer (two other hints are fine). $\endgroup$ Mar 3, 2016 at 4:31
  • $\begingroup$ @EugeneRyabtsev think legs. $\endgroup$ Mar 3, 2016 at 5:46
  • $\begingroup$ @Deusovi The hints were more about "too broad" concerns than any need for hints. $\endgroup$ Mar 3, 2016 at 7:30
  • $\begingroup$ @Hugh: General consensus on meta was that hints are not enough to keep puzzles from being too broad. $\endgroup$
    – Deusovi
    Mar 3, 2016 at 11:32

2 Answers 2

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It's either

Ignatius of Loyola, because there are three words there instead of two,

or

Phyllis Schlafly, because it's misspelled.

OK, I know that's not the real answer

It's

Charles Darwin, because all the others have a bug in the name:

Anthony Burgess
Edward Albee
Alice Munro
Ignatius of Loyola
Phyllis Schlafly

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  • $\begingroup$ I'll let this go this time, @GentlePurpleRain... $\endgroup$ Mar 2, 2016 at 22:04
  • $\begingroup$ That edit got you my plus one. $\endgroup$
    – Mazura
    Mar 4, 2016 at 16:27
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This is not the intended answer of OP

I (don't) hope it is

Anthony Burgess

because

Only his name doesn't have letter L
CHARLES DARWIN
Anthony Burgess
EDWARD ALBEE
ALICE MUNRO IGNATIUS of LOYOLA
PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY

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