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Fellow has gone to bed with a cleric (8)

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I believe the answer is:

chaplain

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'a cleric' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'fellow has gone' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'chap' (both can mean a man).
'has gone' becomes 'lain' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'chap'+'lain'='CHAPLAIN'

'to bed with' is the link.
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(Other definitions for chaplain that I've seen before include "Clergyman attached to an organisation" , "Clergyman attached to military unit" , "Armed services clergyman" , "Member of clergy ministering to an organisation" , "Clergyman attached to an institution, such as the army" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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