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Man of the cloth? (6)

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'man of the cloth?' is the definition.
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'man of the' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'man' could be 'r' (abbreviation for rook, a chess piece or 'man') and 'r' is found within the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is present in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ail' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
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(Other definitions for tailor that I've seen before include "One makes fitted clothes" , "Maker of fitted clothes" , "Specially adapt" , "follower of tinker" , "Maker of clothes for men" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Mirror.
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