A priest I see a selection of names for leader of mission (10)

I believe the answer is:

revivalist

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'names for leader of mission' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'a priest i see a selection' is the wordplay.
'a priest' becomes 'rev' (short for reverend).
'see' becomes 'v' (Latin 'vide', used to direct a reader to a source).
'a selection' becomes 'alist' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'rev'+'i'+'v'+'alist'='REVIVALIST'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for revivalist that I've seen is " Preacher".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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