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Answer for the clue "Penitent's garb ", 9 letters:
hairshirt

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A hairshirt is a cilice , an uncomfortable shirt worn by some Catholics and, earlier, by Jews as a sign of penance. Hairshirt may also refer to: Hairshirt (film) , a 1998 motion picture starring Dean Paras, Chris Hogan, Evan Glenn and Neve Campbell "Hairshirt", ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Advocating or adopting a relatively ascetic lifestyle, especially for environmentalist reasons. n. 1 A shirt made of haircloth; a cilice; especially one worn by ascetics or the penitent 2 (cx: figurative) A state of penitence and humility.

Usage examples of hairshirt.

Spindle, sweat dripping from his gleaming hairshirt, groaned and dropped his head, thumping against the thick wood.