Priest about to enter quiet curve in road (7)
I believe the answer is:
prebend
'priest' is the definition.
(clergyman drawing income from a prebend)
'about to enter quiet curve in road' is the wordplay.
'about to' becomes 're' (I've seen this in other clues).
'enter' indicates putting letters inside.
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet).
'curve in road' becomes 'bend'.
'p'+'bend'='pbend'
're' placed into 'pbend' is 'PREBEND'.
(Another definition for prebend that I've seen is " Church land".)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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