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On a trip with press, it transformed cult leaders (4,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

high priests

'cult leaders' is the definition.

'on a trip with press it transformed' is the wordplay.
'on a trip' becomes 'high' (I've seen this before).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'transformed' is an anagram indicator.
'press'+'it'='pressit'
'pressit' anagrammed gives 'priests'.
'high'+'priests'='HIGH PRIESTS'

(Another definition for high priests that I've seen is " Senior clergy".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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