A saint and a count lost in the middle (7)

I believe the answer is:

apollos

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'a saint and' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'a count lost in the middle' is the wordplay.
'count' becomes 'poll' (poll is a kind of count).
'in the middle' indicates the central letters.
The central letters of 'lost' are 'os'.
'a'+'poll'+'os'='APOLLOS'

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(Other definitions for apollos that I've seen before include "Butterflies" , "striking lads" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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