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Related to a man of the cloth? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

clerical

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'of the cloth?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'related to a man' is the wordplay.
'related to' becomes 'cleric' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a man' becomes 'Al' (man's name).
'cleric'+'al'='CLERICAL'

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(Other definitions for clerical that I've seen before include "working in an office" , "Relating to the priesthood or office work" , "Relating to ordained church members" , "Such a collar" , "Maybe vicar's" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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