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Model father leaves or remains? (5)

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relic

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(Other definitions for relic that I've seen before include "Venerated remains" , "Holy fragment as of saint" , "Survivor from the past" , "Ossified survival" , "precious object" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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