Robert Duvall wrote, directed and played a preacher in The ____ (1997), with Farrah Fawcett and Miranda Richardson (7)

I believe the answer is:

apostle

(Other definitions for apostle that I've seen before include "Religious messenger" , "Early Christian teacher" , "Holy person" , "E.g. St Paul" , "Advocate" .)

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

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