He was a bit of a blighter to a historic Christian (5)

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bligh

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'he was a bit of a blighter to a historic christian' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for bligh that I've seen before include "Vice admiral" , "old captain dismissed" , "HMS Bounty captain" , "HMS Bounty's captain" , "Sea captain" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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