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One endless hoo-ha about devout Muslim (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sufi

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'devout muslim' is the definition.
'sufi' can be an answer for 'muslim' (I've seen this before). I am not certain of the 'devout' bit.

'one endless hoo-ha about' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'endless' means to remove the last letter.
'hoo-ha' becomes 'fuss' (hoo-ha can mean a fuss or commotion).
'about' says the letters should be written backwards.
'fuss' with its last letter taken off is 'fus'.
'i'+'fus'='ifus'
'ifus' backwards is 'SUFI'.

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(Other definitions for sufi that I've seen before include "Moslem mystic" , "Muslim mystic" , "Muslim inclined to mysticism" , "Islamic ascetic" .)

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