The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GABRIEL
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More clues leading to the result GABRIEL
- Angel protecting bishop is good airy spirit
- Angel chewing a gerbil
- Cheese eaten by female angel
- Fresh garb that is left for a minister of God
- An angel, girl entertaining barrister fellow rejected
- Talk that’s held between both sides and God’s messenger
- God, 'Animal ate the bishop', said the divine messenger
- Be a boy or be a girl? Confused
- Cheese slices, girl is an angel
- Girl eating cheese is an angel
Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "angel" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case angel = gabriel.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.