Cryptic crossword clue
Great soul in Derby perhaps absorbed by mother 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MAHATMA

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What does MAHATMA mean?

MAHATMA noun
  1. An epithet granted in India and Tibet to people thought to have great knowledge and love of humanity
  2. Such a person.

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