Crossword Genius

A job given to the French disciple (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apostle

'disciple' is the definition.
(the apostles were disciples of Jesus)

'a job given to the french' is the wordplay.
'job' becomes 'post' (post is a kind of job).
'given to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'a'+'post'+'le'='APOSTLE'

(Other definitions for apostle that I've seen before include "Evangelist, proponent" , "Preacher of the gospel" , "James, perhaps" , "eg John, Paul" , "Thaddeus, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.