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Father
starts
preaching
about
Tibet’s
esoteric
religions
(5)
Father starts preaching about Tibet’s esoteric religions (5)
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How the clue works
The definition is Father, giving you the Latin word for dad. "Starts" tells you to grab the first letter of each word in preaching about Tibet's esoteric religions, and P-A-T-E-R spells itself out nicely.