Crossword Genius

A bishop ecstatic, distracted (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

absent

'distracted' is the definition.
(absent-minded)

'a bishop ecstatic' is the wordplay.
'bishop' becomes 'B' (chess abbreviation).
'ecstatic' becomes 'sent' (I've seen this in other clues).
'a'+'b'+'sent'='ABSENT'

(Other definitions for absent that I've seen before include "Not attending" , "Not where one should be" , "Inattentive" , "lack of attention" , "Not at a specified place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sun.
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