A French name for a clergyman (4)

I believe the answer is:

abbe

(Other definitions for abbe that I've seen before include "Courtesy title for a French priest" , "Leading cleric" , "It's a French ecclesiastic, babe" , "French cleric" , "address for a priest" .)

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

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