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He tells you to raise your glasses to a saint and teacher (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

toastmaster

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'he tells you to raise your glasses' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'to a saint and teacher' is the wordplay.
'saint' becomes 'st' (abbreviation).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'teacher' becomes 'master' (I've seen this before).
'to'+'a'+'st'+'master'='TOASTMASTER'

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(Other definitions for toastmaster that I've seen before include "one announces at dinner" , "Address given after my introduction" , "Master of ceremonies at a banquet" , "Official at formal dinner" , "Dinner speaker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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