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Step toward nirvana (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

satori

(Other definitions for satori that I've seen before include "Sudden enlightenment (Buddhism)" , "enlightened state" , "sudden Buddhist enlightenment" , "sudden awakening" , "awareness all of a sudden" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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