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Attendant king on edge (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

verger

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'attendant king on edge' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'attendant king on edge' is the wordplay.
'attendant king' becomes 'r' (abbreviation of Latin rex. I am not sure about the 'attendant' bit.).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'edge' becomes 'verge' (verge is a kind of edge).
'r' after 'verge' is 'VERGER'.

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(Other definitions for verger that I've seen before include "Church officer" , "Church official" , "Church caretaker and attendant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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