Religious ascetic living on charity (5)

I believe the answer is:

fakir

(Other definitions for fakir that I've seen before include "Indian religious ascetic" , "Holy man of the East" , "Muslim ascetic - Hindu holy man" , "Religious ascetic living solely on alms" , "Muslim or Hindu mendicant holy man" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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