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Jewish patriarch left out of Alhambra's reconstruction (7)

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abraham

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'jewish patriarch' is the definition.
'Abraham' can be an answer for 'patriarch' (biblical patriarch). I am not certain of the 'jewish' bit.

'left out of alhambra's reconstruction' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'out of' suggests deleting specific letters ('out of' can mean no longer having).
'reconstruction' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'reconstructions' mean this).
'alhambra' with 'l' removed is 'ahambra'.
'ahambra' with letters rearranged gives 'ABRAHAM'.

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(Other definitions for abraham that I've seen before include "Bar a ham from playing the Biblical patriarch" , "Old Testament patriarch" , "Isaac's father" , "First patriarch and ancestor of the Hebrews" , "Founder of the Hebrew people" .)

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