Mahershala who was the first Muslim performer to win an Oscar (3)

I believe the answer is:

ali

(Other definitions for ali that I've seen before include "US heavyweight boxer" , "Cassius Clay became Muhammad ..." , "Late boxer" , "Dickens novel" , "Muhammad --, US boxer" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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