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Bag cardinal blessed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sacred

'blessed' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'bag cardinal' is the wordplay.
'bag' becomes 'sac' (a small bag).
'cardinal' becomes 'red' (I've seen this in other clues).
'sac'+'red'='SACRED'

(Other definitions for sacred that I've seen before include "not to be interfered with?" , "Sanctified" , "Like gravestones maybe" , "'Consecrated, holy (6)'" , "'Hallowed, holy (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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