Strange realities figure in the Bible (9)

I believe the answer is:

israelite

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'figure in the bible' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'strange realities' is the wordplay.
'strange' indicates anagramming the letters.
'realities' anagrammed gives 'ISRAELITE'.

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(Other definitions for israelite that I've seen before include "Ancient Hebrew" , "For example, Nathanael" , "such as David?" , "Old Hebrew" , "one of the chosen?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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