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Serenely all knights took it first as manifestation of woman power (5)

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I believe the answer is:

sakti

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'manifestation of woman power' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'serenely all knights took it first' is the wordplay.
'first' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letters of 'serenely all knights took it' is 'SAKTI'.

'as' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for sakti that I've seen before include "Hindu goddess" , "Hindu female principle" , "Female energy" , "Wife of the god Siva - a skit (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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