Priest confused daughter with a pattern (7)

I believe the answer is:

striped

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'priest confused daughter with a pattern' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'priest confused daughter' is the wordplay.
'confused' is an anagram indicator.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'priest' anagrammed gives 'stripe'.
'stripe'+'d'='STRIPED'

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(Other definitions for striped that I've seen before include "Red tips (anag.)" , "Decorated with lines" , "streaked" , "Like a zebra" , "like Shere Khan" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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