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Little Sarah embraces new rite as a clergywoman? (13)

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I believe the answer is:

ministerially

'as a clergywoman?' is the definition.

'little sarah embraces new rite' is the wordplay.
'little' becomes 'mini' (**).
'sarah' becomes 'sally' (Sally is a common pet form of Sarah).
'embraces' is an insertion indicator.
'new' is an anagram indicator.
'rite' anagrammed gives 'teri'.
'sally' going around 'teri' is 'sterially'.
'mini'+'sterially'='MINISTERIALLY'

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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