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Concise when penning article about British conchie (8)

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I believe the answer is:

cuthbert

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'conchie' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'concise when penning article about british' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'when' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is found in the answer.
'about' could be 'c' (abbreviation for circa) and 'c' is found in the answer.
'british' could be 'br' (abbreviation for British) and 'br' is found in the remaining letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Another definition for cuthbert that I've seen is " Seventh century Northumbrian saint".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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