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Father's shaking up Sprite (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

priest

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'father's' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'up sprite' is the wordplay.
'up' indicates anagramming the letters (letters get chucked up).
'sprite' with letters rearranged gives 'PRIEST'.

'shaking' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for priest that I've seen before include "Clergyman" , "with orders" , "stunner" , "Conductor of religious service" , "Professional woman perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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