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Ancient ascetics (7)

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I believe the answer is:

essenes

'ancient ascetics' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Another definition for essenes that I've seen is " Members of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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