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Cleric’s blunder before work (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bishop

'cleric's' is the definition.
(type of cleric)

'blunder before work' is the wordplay.
'blunder' becomes 'bish' (I've seen this before).
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'bish'+'op'='BISHOP'

(Other definitions for bishop that I've seen before include "Senior cleric" , "Church dignitary" , "see supervisor" , "Senior churchman" , "Chess piece and one of the clergy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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