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Life of priest in strange order (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

esprit

'life' is the definition.
(I know that esprit is a type of life)

'priest in strange order' is the wordplay.
'in strange order' indicates an anagram.
'priest' with letters rearranged gives 'ESPRIT'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for esprit that I've seen before include "Vivacity, liveliness" , "Vivacious wit" , "Lively wit" , "Sparkling quality" , "Stripe (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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