Different sort of saviour (7)
I believe the answer is:
various
'different' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'sort of saviour' is the wordplay.
'sort of' is an anagram indicator.
'saviour' is an anagram of 'VARIOUS'.
(Other definitions for various that I've seen before include "Divers" , "Manifold" , "Of different kinds or sorts" , "Saviour of different types" , "Saviour (anag) -- assorted" .)