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Analyse grammar written by English Zoroastrian (6)

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I believe the answer is:

parsee

'zoroastrian' is the definition.
(I have seen 'A Zoroastrian ' mean 'parsee' so perhaps 'zoroastrian' could also mean 'parsee')

'analyse grammar written by english' is the wordplay.
'analyse grammar' becomes 'parse'.
'written by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'parse'+'e'='PARSEE'

(Other definitions for parsee that I've seen before include "Adherent of a Zoroastrian sect - a spree (anag)" , "Old immigrant" , "Zoroastrian descendant" , "See rap turned into a Zoroastrian Indian" , "A spree, strangely, following Prophet Zoroaster" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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