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Dire photos misrepresented ministers collectively (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

priesthood

'ministers collectively' is the definition.
(priests are church ministers)

'dire photos misrepresented' is the wordplay.
'misrepresented' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dire'+'photos'='direphotos'
'direphotos' with letters rearranged gives 'PRIESTHOOD'.

(Other definitions for priesthood that I've seen before include "cleric's office" , "future for seminarian" , "Minister's office" , "Ordained order" , "office in church" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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