Priest who grants absolution (9)

I believe the answer is:

confessor

(Other definitions for confessor that I've seen before include "One listens to the sins of others" , "Edward, for example?" , "Priest who hears admission of faults" , "Edward the --, king of England" , "One who acknowledges" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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