Crossword Genius

Clergyman with prayer designed to catch crook (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prebendary

'clergyman' is the definition.
(prebendary is a kind of clergyman)

'prayer designed to catch crook' is the wordplay.
'designed' indicates an anagram (designed with the letters).
'to catch' is an insertion indicator.
'crook' becomes 'bend' ('bend' can be a synonym of 'crook').
'prayer' anagrammed gives 'preary'.
'preary' enclosing 'bend' is 'PREBENDARY'.

'with' is the link.

(Another definition for prebendary that I've seen is " Cleric".)

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