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Church official who is always on edge? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

verger

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'church official' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'is always on edge?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'edge?' could be 'verge' (verge is a kind of edge) and 'verge' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'r' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'who' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for verger that I've seen before include "Church officer" , "Church official" , "Church caretaker and attendant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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