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Church founder has time to visit aristocrat (5)

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I believe the answer is:

peter

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'church founder' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'time to visit aristocrat' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'to visit' indicates putting letters inside.
'aristocrat' becomes 'peer' (peer is a kind of aristocrat).
't' placed into 'peer' is 'PETER'.

'has' is the link.

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(Other definitions for peter that I've seen before include "Saint at the Pearly Gates?" , "- Grimes (Britten)" , "Sir - - Ustinov" , "In whist, play" , "Boy's name (maybe blue)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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