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Gibbon, for one, a senior cleric (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

primate

I believe this is a double definition.

'gibbon for one' is the first definition.
(gibbon is a kind of primate)

'a senior cleric' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for primate that I've seen before include "Chief bishop" , "Capuchin could be such" , "Bishop; large mammal" , "E.g. monkey, ape, archbishop" , "C of E archbishop" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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