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High church man? (8)

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archbishop

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'high church man?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'church man?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'church' could be 'rc' (abbreviation for Roman Catholic) and 'rc' is present in the answer.
'man?' could be 'bishop' (bishop is a kind of man) and 'bishop' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ah' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for archbishop that I've seen before include "Chief cleric" , "Senior prelate" , "ecclesiastical dignitary?" , "High church rank" , "primate" .)

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