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Right Charlie brought in by a junior minister (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

accurate

'right' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'charlie brought in by a junior minister' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'C' (phonetic alphabet).
'brought in by' indicates putting letters inside.
'junior minister' becomes 'curate'.
'a'+'curate'='acurate'
'c' inserted into 'acurate' is 'ACCURATE'.

(Other definitions for accurate that I've seen before include "Correct in all details" , "Exactly right" , "strict" , "Factual" , "Spot on" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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