Reformed sinners he holds sacred (9)

I believe the answer is:

enshrines

'holds sacred' is the definition.
('enshrine' can be a synonym of 'hold sacred')

'reformed sinners he' is the wordplay.
'reformed' indicates an anagram.
'sinners'+'he'='sinnershe'
'sinnershe' anagrammed gives 'ENSHRINES'.

(Another definition for enshrines that I've seen is " cherishes".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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