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Clergyman and a ruler in conflict (5,4)

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I believe the answer is:

rural dean

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

'and a ruler in conflict' is the wordplay.
'in conflict' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'and'+'a'+'ruler'='andaruler'
'andaruler' is an anagram of 'RURAL DEAN'.

(Another definition for rural dean that I've seen is " Supervisory clergyman".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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