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Muslim leader’s civilian dress (5)

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I believe the answer is:

mufti

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This clue might be a double definition.

'muslim leader's civilian' is the first definition.
'mufti' can be an answer for 'civilian' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'muslim leader's' bit.

'dress' is the second definition.
(I have seen 'Civilian dress' mean 'mufti' so perhaps 'dress' could also mean 'mufti')

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(Other definitions for mufti that I've seen before include "Ordinary clothes" , "Plain clothes worn by soldier" , "Civilian clothing; Muslim legal expert" , "Civilian dress, worn by an off-duty soldier, say" , "Civilian clothing for a military person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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