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Ministers, Conservative, dismissing a large adverse reaction (6)

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clergy

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'ministers' is the definition.
(church ministers)

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(Other definitions for clergy that I've seen before include "Priesthood" , "Ordained church members" , "Ministry" , "Men of the Christian cloth" , "Religious officials" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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