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Ignoring leader in reshuffle, shift around each Tory minister (9)

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I believe the answer is:

deaconess

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'minister' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'ignoring leader in reshuffle shift around each tory' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'leader' could be 'deacon' (deacon is a kind of leader) and 'deacon' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ess' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for deaconess that I've seen before include "Female lay official of the church" , "Minister" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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