Ascetic East German City Formerly Crossword Clue

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	adjective • said of or relating to the Essenes noun • a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus
	34%	7		German state ignoring East led by East German, one refusing to face facts
	noun • a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand) • fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird
	32%	6		Ascetic of the East
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The Guardian Cryptic04 Jan 2008	Across 26
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