Make parson succeed in converting defendant (7,6)
I believe the answer is:
accused person
'make parson succeed in converting' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.
'defendant' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'defendant' could be 'accused' (synonyms) and 'accused' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'person' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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