A chaplain to the armed forces (5)

I believe the answer is:

padre

(Other definitions for padre that I've seen before include "Sky pilot (military slang)" , "Military chaplain" , "Chaplain to armed forces" , "Cleric" , "Man of god - drape (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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