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Bishop has not so much to call holy (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bless

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'much to call holy' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'bishop has not' is the wordplay.
'bishop' becomes 'B' (chess abbreviation).
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'not' becomes 'less' (I've seen this in other clues).
'b'+'less'='BLESS'

'so' is the link.

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(Other definitions for bless that I've seen before include "Pray for" , "Call on God to favour" , "Render holy" , "Isn't that sweet?" , "Anoint" .)

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