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Church cellist has CIA case reviewed (14)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ecclesiastical

'church' is the definition.
(relating to the church)

'cellist has cia case reviewed' is the wordplay.
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'reviewed' is an anagram indicator (letters reviewed or revised).
'cia'+'case'='ciacase'
'cellist' after 'ciacase' is 'ciacasecellist'.
'ciacasecellist' is an anagram of 'ECCLESIASTICAL'.

(Other definitions for ecclesiastical that I've seen before include "Of the church or clergy" , "Clergy's" , "Relating to the Christian church" , "Belonging to the church" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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