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Speared by Zulu, the rancorous Protestant (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lutheran

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

'speared by zulu the rancorous' is the wordplay.
'speared by' indicates a hidden word (spear can mean to secure).
'LUTHERAN' can be found hidden inside 'zulu the rancorous'.

(Other definitions for lutheran that I've seen before include "Protestant church member" , "it could be Bach" , "Anti-Catholic" , "Bach, for instance" , "Of the Protestant Reformation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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