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Sage: perhaps I'm a harsh one (9)

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I believe the answer is:

maharishi

'sage' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'perhaps i'm a harsh one' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'one' becomes 'I' (Roman numeral).
'im'+'a'+'harsh'='imaharsh'
'imaharsh' with letters rearranged gives 'maharish'.
'maharish'+'i'='MAHARISHI'

(Other definitions for maharishi that I've seen before include "Hindu instructor" , "Seasoned beef-pork sausage" , "Religious leader" , "Hindu spiritual leader" , "Indian sage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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