One strictly abstaining from worldly pleasures (7)

I believe the answer is:

ascetic

(Other definitions for ascetic that I've seen before include "Hermit" , "Severe self-disciplinarian" , "Self-denying, leading severely simple life" , "Severely self-disciplined" , "reclusive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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