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One of the biblical twelve (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apostle

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">one of the biblical twelve</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for apostle that I've seen before include "Principal champion" , "Champion - one of twelve" , "Augustine, say" , "Early Christian missionary" , "Originally, one sent to preach the gospel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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