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As a holy man, he's superior (5)

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I believe the answer is:

abbot

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This might be a double definition.

'as a holy man he's' is the first definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'superior' is the second definition.
(abbot is a kind of superior)

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(Other definitions for abbot that I've seen before include "Head of a community of monks" , "Monks' superior" , "Head of religious house" , "Monastery chief" , "Convent leader, male" .)

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