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Muslim Bigwig Crossword Clue

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99%5Exact Match!
noun

• an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)

98%3Exact Match!
noun

• title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey)

28%7Bigwig or higher-up
noun

• an executioner who beheads the condemned person

• the head of a tribe or clan

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New York Times14 Apr 1996 Down 59
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