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Master of dark arts more unhappy about church, right? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sorcerer

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'master of dark arts more' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'unhappy about church right?' is the wordplay.
'unhappy' becomes 'sorer' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'church' becomes 'CE' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'right?' becomes 'R' (common abbreviation).
'ce'+'r'='cer'
'sorer' placed around 'cer' is 'SORCERER'.

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(Other definitions for sorcerer that I've seen before include "Potter, say" , "Magician aided by evil spirits" , "In stories, he has magical powers that he uses to harm others" , "Male magician, wizard" , "Magician with musical apprentice" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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