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Mantis converted by morning prayers (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

matins

'morning prayers' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'mantis converted' is the wordplay.
'converted' is an anagram indicator.
'mantis' with letters rearranged gives 'MATINS'.

'by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for matins that I've seen before include "C of E's daily morning service" , "Church service" , "Anglican morning service" , "Isn't ma given to morning prayers?" , "Morning prayers or bird-songs" .)

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