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English priest in Rome wanting a Scottish doctor he's familiar with? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adrian

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'english priest in rome wanting a scottish doctor he's familiar with?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'doctor he's familiar with?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'doctor' could be 'dr' ('Dr' can be a synonym of 'doctor') and 'dr' is located in the answer.
'he' could be 'ian' and 'ian' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'a' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for adrian that I've seen before include "Name of six Popes" , "The Secret Diary of ... Mole, Aged 13? (Sue Townsend)" , "English pope, born Nicholas Breakspear" , "-- Mole, Sue Townsend's creation" , "Pope, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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