The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CLERGYMAN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result CLERGYMAN
- Priest leading female PE disturbs family
- My clanger unsettled minister
- Priest runs fitness centre during fair
- Priest‘s to run physical training in unpolluted setting
- My clanger about the vicar?
- Religious type my clanger annoyed
- Perhaps bishop with cold mouth and nose first to catch dreaded disease
- Maybe learn about health club with Conservative minister
- White-collar worker‘s family gathering awfully germy
- Left in church, my gran’s upset reverend
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The straight part
We know that "Perhaps bishop" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case perhaps bishop = clergyman.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 CLERGYMAN mean?
CLERGYMAN noun- An ordained (male) Christian minister, a male member of the clergy.