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He puts up Oriental clergyman (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

erector

'he puts up' is the definition.
(someone who erects things)

'oriental clergyman' is the wordplay.
'oriental' becomes 'e'.
'clergyman' becomes 'rector' (rector is a kind of clergyman).
'e'+'rector'='ERECTOR'

(Other definitions for erector that I've seen before include "Muscle" , "The individual raising" , "puts things up" , "Builder" , "One who puts (something) up" .)

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