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Plane chaplain in the government? (3,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

air minister

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'plane chaplain' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'in the government?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'in' is within the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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