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For Inquisition the One Priest (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eli

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'priest' is the definition.
(biblical figure)

'for inquisition the one' is the wordplay.
'for inquisition' becomes 'e' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'the one' becomes 'li' (I've seen this in other clues).
'e'+'li'='ELI'

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(Other definitions for eli that I've seen before include "- Whitney invented the cotton gin in seventeen ninety three" , "Highest priest at Shiloh" , "Man" , "Priest at Shiloh (Samuel)" , "Religious character" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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