Depression of a man of the church, we hear (4)

I believe the answer is:

dene

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'depression of a man' is the definition.
'Dene' can be an answer for 'man'. I am not sure about the 'depression of a' bit.

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(Other definitions for dene that I've seen before include "Sandy tract" , "North American Indian" , "Deep wooded valley" , "Small valley" , "Narrow wooded valley" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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