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Carmelite, maybe around ten, finding Pope’s representative (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nuncio

'pope's representative' is the definition.
(papal representative in other countries)

'carmelite maybe around ten' is the wordplay.
'carmelite maybe' becomes 'nun' (Carmelite is a type of nun or monk).
'around' becomes 'c' (abbreviation for 'circa').
'ten' becomes 'IO' (IO resembles 10).
'nun'+'c'+'io'='NUNCIO'

'finding' is the link.

(Other definitions for nuncio that I've seen before include "Sent by the Pope" , "Papal emissary" , "Diplomatic representative of the Pope" , "Papal ambassador" , "Vatican delegate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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