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Shrewd narcs trick churchman (10)

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I believe the answer is:

archbishop

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'churchman' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Senior churchman ' mean 'archbishop' so perhaps 'churchman' could also mean 'archbishop')

'shrewd narcs trick' is the wordplay.
'shrewd' becomes 'arch' (I've seen this before).
'narcs trick' becomes 'bishop' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'arch'+'bishop'='ARCHBISHOP'

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(Other definitions for archbishop that I've seen before include "primate" , "High church rank" , "ecclesiastical dignitary?" , "Chief cleric" , "Senior churchman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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