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Quietly tell church dignitary (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prelate

'church dignitary' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'quietly tell' is the wordplay.
'quietly' becomes 'p' (p for piano and quiet).
'tell' becomes 'relate' (relating is a kind of telling).
'p'+'relate'='PRELATE'

(Other definitions for prelate that I've seen before include "Senior member of the clergy" , "Church high-ranker" , "High church dignitary" , "High-ranking clergyman" , "Pleater (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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