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Bridge -- one cad played, church official (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

archdeacon

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

'bridge one cad played' is the wordplay.
'bridge' becomes 'arch' (I've seen this before).
'played' indicates an anagram.
'one'+'cad'='onecad'
'onecad' anagrammed gives 'deacon'.
'arch'+'deacon'='ARCHDEACON'

(Other definitions for archdeacon that I've seen before include "Member of clergy" , "ecclesiastical dignitary" , "Anglican clergyman" , "Senior Christian cleric" , "Church dignitary" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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