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Not quite a cut price cleric (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

curate

'cleric' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'not quite a cut price' is the wordplay.
'not quite' means to remove the last letter.
'price' becomes 'rate' (I've seen this before).
'cut' with its final letter taken away is 'cu'.
'cu'+'rate'='CURATE'

(Other definitions for curate that I've seen before include "assistant barman in Ireland" , "Parish priest's assistant" , "Junior church minister" , "Member of the clergy" , "Clergyman assisting a vicar" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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