Minister heading for Uruguay aboard plane (6)

I believe the answer is:

curate

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'minister' is the definition.
(I know that minister can be written as curate)

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(Other definitions for curate that I've seen before include "Organise exhibition" , "Parish priest's assistant" , "Junior priest in a parish" , "A truce for the church minister" , "Church of England clergyman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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