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A ceremony run without bishop or judge (7)

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I believe the answer is:

arbiter

'judge' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a ceremony run without bishop' is the wordplay.
'ceremony' becomes 'rite' (rite is a kind of ceremony).
'run' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'without' is an insertion indicator ('without' can be similar in meaning to 'outside').
'bishop' becomes 'b' (abbreviation used in chess).
'rite'+'r'='riter'
'riter' enclosing 'b' is 'rbiter'.
'a'+'rbiter'='ARBITER'

'or' is the link.

(Other definitions for arbiter that I've seen before include "Judge to decide a disputed issue" , "One appointed to settle a dispute" , "One decides in disputes" , "Someone with the power to settle the matter" , "One judges a disputed issue" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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