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Cleric getting fair review right (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

friar

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'cleric' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'fair review right' is the wordplay.
'review' indicates an anagram.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'fair' with letters rearranged gives 'fria'.
'fria'+'r'='FRIAR'

'getting' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for friar that I've seen before include "Member of one of the four mendicant orders" , "Male member of a mendicant religious order" , "Eg, a Dominican" , "Monk perhaps" , "Mendicant preacher" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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