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Occasionally okays raise, acknowledging invocation for mercy? (5)

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kyrie

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'acknowledging invocation for mercy?' is the definition.
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'occasionally okays raise' is the wordplay.
'occasionally' means one should take alternating letters (letters taken at regular intervals or occasions).
'okays'+'raise'='okaysraise'
The alternate letters of 'okaysraise' are 'KYRIE'.

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(Other definitions for kyrie that I've seen before include "Greek prayer" , "- - eleison" , "Part of the Mass" , "First section of Mass" , "First word of Latin Mass" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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