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Half escaping Muslim edicts lived (3)

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was

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'lived' is the definition.
('be' can be a synonym of 'live')

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(Other definitions for was that I've seen before include "'Is, in the past (3)'" , "Existed in the past" , "(He/she/it) existed" , "Did live" , "Used to be" .)

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