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Order of Mammalia yielding religious figure (not lama) (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

imam

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'lama' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for imam that I've seen before include "Mosque's prayer leader" , "Accompaniment in baroque music" , "Maim (anag)" , "Muslim prayer leader" , "Islamic prayer leader" .)

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