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Reporters around site, upsetting religious woman (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

priestess

'religious woman' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'reporters around site upsetting' is the wordplay.
'reporters' becomes 'press' (newspaper reporters).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'upsetting' indicates an anagram.
'site' with letters rearranged gives 'iest'.
'press' enclosing 'iest' is 'PRIESTESS'.

(Other definitions for priestess that I've seen before include "18 minister of religion" , "Female religious officiant" , "Hero, possibly" , "Female leading rituals" , "Officiator" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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