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He leaves Muslim leaders for disciples of the Guru (5)

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I believe the answer is:

sikhs

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'disciples of the guru' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'he leaves muslim leaders' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'he' could be 'si' and 'si' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for sikhs that I've seen before include "Members of a religion who wear turbans" , "Followers of gurus" , "Followers of an Indian religion" , "certain believers" , "Religious adherents" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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