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Sage from Dublin I dropped completely (5)

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I believe the answer is:

rishi

'sage' is the definition.
(term for a Hindu sage)

'from dublin i dropped completely' is the wordplay.
'from dublin' becomes 'irish' (Dublin is in Ireland).
'dropped' suggests deleting specific letters.
'completely' becomes 'i' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'irish' with 'i' taken out is 'rish'.
'rish'+'i'='RISHI'

(Other definitions for rishi that I've seen before include "Hindu sage or saint" , "Guru" , "Spiritual leader" , "holy man" , "Revered man" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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