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Recorder idea run past soldiers and religious leaders (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

registrar

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'recorder idea run past soldiers and religious leaders' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'recorder idea run past soldiers and religious leaders' is the wordplay.
'recorder idea' becomes 'gist' (I have seen 'Main idea' mean 'gist' so perhaps 'idea' could also mean 'gist'. I am not sure about the 'recorder' bit.).
'run' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'past' says to put letters next to each other.
'soldiers' becomes 'RE' (Royal Engineers).
'leaders' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letters of 'and religious' is 'ar'.
'gist'+'r'='gistr'
'gistr' after 're' is 'registr'.
'registr'+'ar'='REGISTRAR'

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(Other definitions for registrar that I've seen before include "Official recorder" , "Medic" , "Wedding recorder" , "Official record keeper" , "Administrator responsible for records" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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