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A bishop has to find the answer to deliver spiritually (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

absolve

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'deliver spiritually' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'a bishop has to find the answer to' is the wordplay.
'bishop' becomes 'B' (chess abbreviation).
'has' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'to find the answer to' becomes 'solve' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'b'+'solve'='ABSOLVE'

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(Other definitions for absolve that I've seen before include "Clear of blame or guilt" , "Let off the hook" , "Clear of blame or quilt" , "Cleanse" , "Free (a person) from guilt" .)

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