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In cell, a malign priest (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lama

'priest' is the definition.
(lama is a kind of priest)

'in cell a malign' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'LAMA' is hidden in the letters of 'cell a malign'.

(Other definitions for lama that I've seen before include "devout Buddhist" , "Religious leader" , "A Tibetan Buddhist priest or monk" , "A Buddhist priest in Tibet (4)" , "Tibetan spiritual leader" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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