Contemplative believer to leave after touring uphill location (8)

I believe the answer is:

quietist

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'leave after touring uphill location' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.

'contemplative believer' is the wordplay.
'contemplative' becomes 'quiet' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'believer' becomes 'ist' (I've seen this in another clue).
'quiet'+'ist'='QUIETIST'

'to' acts as a link.

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I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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