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Cardinal I introduced to bishop perhaps (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

main

'cardinal' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'i introduced to bishop perhaps' is the wordplay.
'introduced to' indicates putting letters inside.
'bishop perhaps' becomes 'man' (bishop is a kind of man).
'i' inserted into 'man' is 'MAIN'.

(Other definitions for main that I've seen before include "Dominant" , "river in Germany" , "associated with the Spanish?" , "Chief - principal electricity cable" , "source of gas" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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