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Minding had cleric worried (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

childcare

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'minding had cleric worried' is the definition.
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'had cleric worried' is the wordplay.
'worried' indicates an anagram (worry can mean to interfere with or disturb).
'had'+'cleric'='hadcleric'
'hadcleric' is an anagram of 'CHILDCARE'.

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(Other definitions for childcare that I've seen before include "Responsibility for family" , "concern for charges" , "Youth work" , "protection of the young" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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