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King was convinced to remove bishop no longer showing concern (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

relieved

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'king was convinced to remove bishop no longer' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'concern' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'concern' could be 'el' (el is a kind of concern) and 'el' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'rieved' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'showing' is the link.

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(Other definitions for relieved that I've seen before include "Alleviated (pain)" , "Replaced on duty" , "Raised the siege of, or generally eased pressure" , "Removed pain or anxiety" , "Grateful" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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