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His rector ordered one will perform in church (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chorister

'one will perform in church' is the definition.

'his rector ordered' is the wordplay.
'ordered' indicates anagramming the letters.
'his'+'rector'='hisrector'
'hisrector' is an anagram of 'CHORISTER'.

(Other definitions for chorister that I've seen before include "Boy in church" , "Church, cathedral singer" , "Choirboy or girl" , "Boy singer" , "Choir member" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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