The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ABBE
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More clues leading to the result ABBE
- A couple of bishops joining English priest in France
- Liszt, for instance, putting notes together
- Junior churchman, Scots one flanking bishops
- French priest‘s regular contributions to war babies
- Priest caught in nudist camp …
- Bishops taken in by a European cleric from France
- Limited groove for French priest
- Sailor, engineer and French cleric
Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "Priest" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case priest = abbe.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 ABBE mean?
ABBE noun- A French abbot, the (male) head of an abbey.
- An honorific title for a member of the French clergy.