Venerable Hindu possibly sets aside day devoted to a Christian saint (11)
I believe the answer is:
augustinian
'christian saint' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'venerable hindu possibly sets aside day devoted to a' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'venerable' could be 'august' (synonyms) and 'august' is located in the answer.
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ini' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for augustinian that I've seen before include "One vowing poverty" , "monk" .)