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Inspired article for the papal authority (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vatican

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

'inspired article' is the wordplay.
'inspired' becomes 'vatic' (vatic means inspired or possessed like a prophet).
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
'vatic'+'an'='VATICAN'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for vatican that I've seen before include "Papal authority" , "Papal enclave" , "See City" , "Pope's home" , "Papacy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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