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Married by eminent cleric in Charlock? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

wedded

'married' is the definition.
('wed' can be a synonym of 'marry')

'eminent cleric in charlock?' is the wordplay.
'eminent cleric' becomes 'dd' (abbreviation for Doctor of Divinity).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'charlock?' becomes 'weed' (charlock is an example).
'dd' inserted inside 'weed' is 'WEDDED'.

'by' is the link.

(Other definitions for wedded that I've seen before include "This bliss is for married couples" , "Closely joined" , "with wife" , "This bliss is of the married kind" , "Committed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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