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Islamic judge in knitted jumper spoken of (4)

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cadi

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'islamic judge' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for cadi that I've seen before include "Magistrate" , "judge in Riyadh" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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