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Cleric to chance road detour (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

archdeacon

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

'chance road detour' is the wordplay.
'detour' is an anagram indicator.
'chance'+'road'='chanceroad'
'chanceroad' is an anagram of 'ARCHDEACON'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for archdeacon that I've seen before include "Anglican clergyman" , "Church official" , "Church dignitary" , "Senior Christian cleric" , "Member of clergy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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