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Makes sense, getting a religious man to dine (4,2)

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I believe the answer is:

adds up

'makes sense' is the definition.
('add up' can be a synonym of 'make sense')

'a religious man to dine' is the wordplay.
'religious man' becomes 'DD' (abbreviation for Doctor of Divinity degree).
'to dine' becomes 'sup' (synonyms).
'a'+'dd'+'sup'='ADDS UP'

'getting' is the link.

(Other definitions for adds up that I've seen before include "Puts two and two together" , "Sums - makes sense" , "Totals" , "Stands to reason" , "Reckons" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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