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Fellow bishop expelled by Venetians? Indeed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lindsay

'fellow' is the definition.
(Lindsay is a man's name)

'bishop expelled by venetians? indeed' is the wordplay.
'bishop' becomes 'B' (chess abbreviation).
'expelled by' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'venetians?' becomes 'blinds' (Venetian blinds).
'indeed' becomes 'ay' ('ay' and 'aye' can mean yes).
'blinds' with 'b' taken out is 'linds'.
'linds'+'ay'='LINDSAY'

(Another definition for lindsay that I've seen is " Girl".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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