The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CLERICAL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result CLERICAL
- Caller troubled guards in charge of minister
- Man bound by special call connected with the priesthood?
- Men embraced by call reconsidered becoming a minister?
- Wholly ignoring a current vocation? Not entirely describing priests
- Wrong call catches boy in a sort of error
- Conductor of 6 starts to admit laxity with this kind of error
- Relating to white-collar worker?
- Religious circle represented by a Liberal
- Related to a man of the cloth?
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The straight part
We know that "connected with the priesthood" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case connected with the priesthood = clerical.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.
What does CLERICAL mean?
CLERICAL noun- A member of the clergy.
- Of or relating to clerks or their work.
- Of or relating to the clergy.