Cryptic crossword clue
Priest performed outside regressive old city 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DRUID

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What does DRUID mean?

DRUID noun
  1. One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions.

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