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Clergyman who gave his name to a kind of vocal slip (7)

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I believe the answer is:

spooner

(Other definitions for spooner that I've seen before include "Initial-transposing clergyman" , "Revd W.A.- was famed for his errors in speech" , "Victorian cleric who "fed sunny things"" , "One who gave his name to a transposition of sounds in speech" , "Original transposer of initial letters in speech" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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