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Corsairs upset a priest (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pirates

'corsairs' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'upset a priest' is the wordplay.
'upset' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'priest'='apriest'
'apriest' with letters rearranged gives 'PIRATES'.

(Other definitions for pirates that I've seen before include "Robbers at sea" , "More than one brigand" , "Sea trip (anag.)" , "Chatters, talks foolishly" , "Robbers on the high seas" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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