Prayer by masculine, bearded Reverend Spooner (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
hail mary
'prayer' is the definition.
(Hail Mary is an example)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hail mary that I've seen before include "Ave Maria" , "Prayer to the Virgin" .)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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