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One book elevated Arab - that chap’s a key Muslim figure (7)

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I believe the answer is:

ibrahim

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'a key muslim figure' is the definition.
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'one book elevated arab that chap's' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'book' becomes 'b' (abbreviation for book).
'elevated' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (in a down clue, letters go up).
'arab' becomes 'Ar.' (abbreviation in reference works).
'that chap' becomes 'him' (I've seen this in another clue).
'ar' back-to-front is 'ra'.
'i'+'b'+'ra'+'him'='IBRAHIM'

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(Other definitions for ibrahim that I've seen before include "Islamic prophet" , "Moslem" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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