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Politician pockets foreign currency in the middle of your day of fasting and prayers (3,6)

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yom kippur

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(Other definitions for yom kippur that I've seen before include "Jewish holiday, also called Day of Atonement" , "Jewish solelmn Day of Atonement" , "Day of atonement, Jewish festival" , "Religious fast" , "Jewish Day of Atonement, most solemn of the year" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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