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Managed a second joint, a religious office (10)

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I believe the answer is:

deaconship

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'a religious office' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'managed a second joint' is the wordplay.
'managed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'joint' becomes 'hip' (part of body).
'a'+'second'='asecond'
'asecond' with letters rearranged gives 'deacons'.
'deacons'+'hip'='DEACONSHIP'

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(Another definition for deaconship that I've seen is " position for junior minister".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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