The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word METHODIST
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result METHODIST
- Matched husband with poet, a religious type
- Princess entertained by the most peculiar church member
- Way it’s converted church member
- Religious follower encountered lots of people around day one
- The most I’d drunk as one who used never to drink!
- Christian’s first technique has precedence
- Approach first man of faith
- Believer is fickle — do test him
- Churchgoer’s spirits at last excellent after taking in cricket match
- Protestant drug poet
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The straight part
We know that "church member" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case church member = methodist.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does METHODIST mean?
METHODIST noun- One who follows a method.