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Presley to become a convert (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

proselyte

'a convert' is the definition.
(term for a religious convert)

'presley to become' is the wordplay.
'become' indicates an anagram.
'presley'+'to'='presleyto'
'presleyto' with letters rearranged gives 'PROSELYTE'.

(Other definitions for proselyte that I've seen before include "One now thinks differently" , "Convert to a religion, particularly Jewish" , "recruit" , "Religious convert" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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