Gentile from the south in charge of Hindu philosophy (5)
I believe the answer is:
yogic
'gentile from the south in charge of hindu philosophy' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'gentile from the south in charge of' is the wordplay.
'gentile' becomes 'goy' (synonyms).
'from the south' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (in a down clue, letters go up).
'in charge of' becomes 'ic'.
'goy' written backwards gives 'yog'.
'yog'+'ic'='YOGIC'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for yogic that I've seen before include "posturing?" , "-- flying is TM method" , "of meditation" , "Relating to a Hindu system of philosophy" , "Related to Hindu philosophy" .)