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One cad reformed by a clergyman (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deacon

'a clergyman' is the definition.
(deacon is a kind of clergyman)

'one cad reformed' is the wordplay.
'reformed' is an anagram indicator.
'one'+'cad'='onecad'
'onecad' is an anagram of 'DEACON'.

'by' is the link.

(Other definitions for deacon that I've seen before include "Priest's assistant" , "Clergyman of low rank" , "Church officer" , "A member of the lower orders of clergy" , "Churchman" .)

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