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Cleric fellow at home around city (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chaplain

'cleric' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'fellow at home around city' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'chap' (both can mean a man).
'at home' becomes 'in' ('I'm in' can mean 'I'm at home').
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'city' becomes 'LA' (Los Angeles).
'chap'+'in'='chapin'
'chapin' going around 'la' is 'CHAPLAIN'.

(Other definitions for chaplain that I've seen before include "Religious minister assigned to an organisation" , "Armed services clergyman" , "Member of the clergy, in 24 ac say" , "Clergyman attached to an organisation" , "Member of clergy ministering to an organisation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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