Title meaning "superior one" (4)

I believe the answer is:

lama

(Other definitions for lama that I've seen before include "A Buddhist priest in Tibet (4)" , "A Buddist monk in Tibet" , "A Tibetan Buddhist priest or monk" , "Holy man in Tibet" , "devout Buddhist" .)

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

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