Muslim religious leader (4)

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imam

'muslim religious leader' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for imam that I've seen before include "Caliph" , "Muslim religious leader" , "Person leading devotions in a mosque" , "Strict religious leader" , "Accompaniment in baroque music" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and the Sydney Morning Herald.

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