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Mama keeps headwear for Indian sage (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mahatma

'indian sage' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'mama keeps headwear' is the wordplay.
'keeps' indicates putting letters inside.
'headwear' becomes 'hat' (hat is a type of headwear).
'mama' placed around 'hat' is 'MAHATMA'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for mahatma that I've seen before include "Brahman sage" , "Wise man" , "Holy man" , "Gandhi, for example" , "venerable soul" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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