Fowl clergyman raised turned brown (7)

I believe the answer is:

hennaed

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'turned brown' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'fowl clergyman raised' is the wordplay.
'fowl' becomes 'hen' (hen is a kind of fowl).
'clergyman' becomes 'dean' (dean is a kind of clergyman).
'raised' is a reversal indicator (going up in a down clue).
'dean' reversed gives 'naed'.
'hen'+'naed'='HENNAED'

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I've seen this clue in The Times.

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