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Look for adherent of religion, say (4)

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I believe the answer is:

seek

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This clue could be a double definition.

'look for' is the first definition.
(synonyms)

'adherent of religion say' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I don't see how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for seek that I've seen before include "Attempt to find; ask for" , "Attempt - search" , "Go looking for" , "Try to find" , "'. . . . and ye shall find'" .)

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