One of those working in The Vatican takes care of someone else's issue (6,6)

I believe the answer is:

father figure

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(Other definitions for father figure that I've seen before include "admired senior" , "authority" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).

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