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Answer for the clue "Garment of penance ", 9 letters:
hairshirt

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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.

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", ...

Usage examples of hairshirt.

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