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Girl upsets a clergyman (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vera

'girl' is the definition.

'upsets a clergyman' is the wordplay.
'upsets' says the letters should be written backwards.
'clergyman' becomes 'rev' (short for reverend).
'a'+'rev'='arev'
'arev' back-to-front is 'VERA'.

(Other definitions for vera that I've seen before include "Duckworth, Lynn" , "Girl's name (meaning faith or true)" , "Woman's name" , "A girl to rave about" , ".. Lynn, aloe ..." .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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