Minister’s request apt surely to be misconstrued (3,2,4)
I believe the answer is:
let us pray
'minister's request' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.
'apt surely to be misconstrued' is the wordplay.
'to be misconstrued' indicates anagramming the letters.
'apt'+'surely'='aptsurely'
'aptsurely' is an anagram of 'LET US PRAY'.
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(Another definition for let us pray that I've seen is " Introductory words from minister".)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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