The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word JESUIT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result JESUIT
- First person in Avignon to satisfy Catholic scholar
- One American going up in plane, a man of habit
- Religious type? In Paris I’ll go to clubs, maybe!
- In France I will meet businessman, a Roman Catholic
- Joke about superior one, member of religious order
- Roman Catholic is involved with transporting jute
- Laborers snored disruptively
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The straight part
We know that "Catholic scholar" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case catholic scholar = jesuit.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.