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New chair isn’t a religious person (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

christian

'a religious person' is the definition.
(Christian is an example)

'new chair isn't' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates anagramming the letters.
'chair'+'isnt'='chairisnt'
'chairisnt' with letters rearranged gives 'CHRISTIAN'.

(Other definitions for christian that I've seen before include "Can rich saint be in universal church?" , "Rich saint becomes member of church" , "One follows the teachings of Jesus Christ" , "Eg, an Anglican" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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