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Humble way followed by saint (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

modest

'humble' is the definition.
('modest' can be a synonym of 'humble')

'way followed by saint' is the wordplay.
'way' becomes 'mode' ('mode' can be a synonym of 'way'**).
'followed by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'saint' becomes 'st'.
'mode'+'st'='MODEST'

(Other definitions for modest that I've seen before include "Bashful" , "Not conceited, unassuming" , "Unassuming or decent" , "Unassuming; limited" , "Inexpensive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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