The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MAHDI
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More clues leading to the result MAHDI
- Nice day for reporting religious leader
- A Muslim leader, I had pork product rejected
- Papers theatrically exaggerate revolutionary Muslim leader
- I had pork rolls – but not for this leader!
- Umra and hadj regularly supported by one Muslim leader
- Who’s to save Muslims from upsetting primitive urges with haram meat?
- Muslim leader, no leader for Jihad possibly
- Spiritual leader had upset across the main road
- Muslim leader out to lunch eating hot starter from Indian
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