The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SERAPH
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More clues leading to the result SERAPH
- Angel rushes up — priest is enthralled
- Fellow’s upset about rebuke for heavenly figure
- Angel’s turn of phrase
- Angel hurries up to catch Paternoster’s opening
- Angel being quiet about cutback
- Shivering Sherpa is angel of the highest order
- God rises over local angel
- Angelic creature, she’s upset about censure
- It’s heavenly playing harp on the banks of the Seine
- Angel cuts up pitch in the end
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The straight part
We know that "angel of the highest order" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case angel of the highest order = seraph.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SERAPH mean?
SERAPH noun- A six-winged angel; the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God. They are the 5th highest order of angels in Jewish angelology. A detailed description can be found at the beginning of Isaiah chapter 6