Another hip novel for priest reading mysteries (10)

I believe the answer is:

hierophant

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'priest reading mysteries' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'another hip novel' is the wordplay.
'novel' is an anagram indicator (letters in a new or novel order).
'another'+'hip'='anotherhip'
'anotherhip' anagrammed gives 'HIEROPHANT'.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for hierophant that I've seen before include "expounder" , "mystagogue" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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