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Ascetic put in special university at Falkland Islands (4)

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sufi

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'ascetic' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Islamic ascetic' mean 'sufi' so perhaps 'ascetic' could also mean 'sufi')

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(Other definitions for sufi that I've seen before include "Moslem mystic" , "Muslim inclined to mysticism" , "Islamic ascetic" , "Muslim mystic" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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