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Old priest in the limelight more than once (3)

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I believe the answer is:

eli

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'old priest' is the definition.
(Biblical character)

'the limelight more than once' is the wordplay.
'ELI' is hidden in amongst the letters.
However, I am unsure how the hidden word is indicated.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for eli that I've seen before include "Priest, teacher of Samuel" , "High priest in the Book of Samuel" , "- Whitney invented the cotton gin in seventeen ninety three" , "Distort then untruth to get a Biblical character" , "Old Testament high priest" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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