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Charlie holds a clerical appointment (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chaplain

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'clerical appointment' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'charlie holds a' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'Chaplin' (Charlie Chaplin).
'holds' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'chaplin' going around 'a' is 'CHAPLAIN'.

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(Other definitions for chaplain that I've seen before include "Religious minister assigned to an organisation" , "Clergyman attached to military unit" , "sky pilot" , "Christian clergyman attached to an institution, military body etc" , "Member of the clergy, in 24 ac say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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