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Evangelist to lapse improperly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apostle

'evangelist' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'to lapse improperly' is the wordplay.
'improperly' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'to'+'lapse'='tolapse'
'tolapse' with letters rearranged gives 'APOSTLE'.

(Other definitions for apostle that I've seen before include "Religious messenger" , "Burgess originally" , "Chosen disciple" , "St James, for example" , "To lapse (anag) - ardent supporter of a cause" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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