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Church officer (5)

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elder

'church officer' is the definition.
(I know that elder is a type of church officer)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for elder that I've seen before include "Kind of tree or senior person in tribe" , "Earlier born" , "Older or two" , "Senior - presbyter" , "Senior tribal figure" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday and The Telegraph.
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