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Fake priest will ignore article (4)

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sham

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'fake' is the definition.
('sham' can be a synonym of 'fake')

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(Other definitions for sham that I've seen before include "Pretence; bogus, false" , "Phoney sort of hams" , "Counterfeit, fake" , "Mash, being counterfeit" , "charade" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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