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Upper-class religious leader turned up — that's tasteful (5)

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I believe the answer is:

umami

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'tasteful' is the definition.
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'upper-class religious leader turned up' is the wordplay.
'upper-class' becomes 'u' (similar in meaning).
'religious leader' becomes 'imam' (an imam leads Muslims in prayer).
'turned up' is a reversal indicator.
'imam' in reverse letter order is 'mami'.
'u'+'mami'='UMAMI'

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(Other definitions for umami that I've seen before include "Savoury flavour" , "Japanese word for pleasant savoury taste" , "Fifth flavour" , "Savoury taste sensation produced by glutamates - I, a mum (anag)" , "meaty taste" .)

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