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A religious decree issued by a Muslim leader (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fatwa

'a religious decree issued by a muslim leader' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for fatwa that I've seen before include "death sentence?" , "Ruling by Islamic religious leader, say Ayatollah" , "Legal ruling by Islamic leader, as against Salman Rushdie" , "Muslim decree or formal legal judgement" , "threat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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