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Arabs ban frenzied missionary (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

barnabas

'missionary' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'arabs ban frenzied' is the wordplay.
'frenzied' is an anagram indicator.
'arabs'+'ban'='arabsban'
'arabsban' anagrammed gives 'BARNABAS'.

(Other definitions for barnabas that I've seen before include "saint" , "missionary" , "one spreading the Word" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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