The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AARON
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result AARON
- Man appearing in bazaar once
- Pole leaving Egypt on a journey to safety
- It was a miracle staff ran as door shattered
- Repeatedly answer right about first person in OT?
- Batty about following a high priest
- A body of gunmen turned on him
- High priest’s staff producing novel
- Lennon‘s recovery team, right on
- Lawrence’s work staff
- Automobile Association's run on high priest
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "person in OT" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case person in ot = aaron.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.