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Can churchman approach sin? Characters inside clink set free (6,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prison chaplain

'can churchman' is the definition.

'approach sin? characters inside clink set free' is the wordplay.
'characters inside' indicates the central letters.
'set free' is an anagram indicator.
The centre of 'clink' is 'lin'.
'approach'+'sin'+'lin'='approachsinlin'
'approachsinlin' is an anagram of 'PRISON CHAPLAIN'.

(Another definition for prison chaplain that I've seen is " Can preacher".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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