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Judge I see with priest and prophet (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elijah

'prophet' is the definition.
(I know that Elijah is a prophet)

'judge i see with priest' is the wordplay.
'judge' becomes 'j' (abbreviation for judge).
'i see' becomes 'ah' (exclamation used to indicate understanding).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'priest' becomes 'eli' (biblical figure).
'j'+'ah'='jah'
'jah' after 'eli' is 'ELIJAH'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for elijah that I've seen before include "O.T. prophet who disappeared in fiery chariot" , "OT, Islamic prophet" , "Mendelssohn oratorio" , "Biblical prophet" , "Hebrew prophet who rebuked Ahab and Jezebel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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