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Minister of a sport, perhaps (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pastor

'minister' is the definition.
(type of church minister)

'a sport perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'sport'='asport'
'asport' is an anagram of 'PASTOR'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for pastor that I've seen before include "who may provide a service" , "Old shepherd" , "One with a flock (of people)" , "Member of the clergy" , "To spar with clergyman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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