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Hindu asap working out his sacred text (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

upanishad

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'out his sacred text' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'hindu asap working' is the wordplay.
'working' is an anagram indicator.
'hindu'+'asap'='hinduasap'
'hinduasap' anagrammed gives 'UPANISHAD'.

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(Another definition for upanishad that I've seen is " text in Sanskrit".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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