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Religious man in favour of examination for worker (10)

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I believe the answer is:

protestant

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'religious man' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both groups as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'in favour of examination for worker' is the wordplay.
'in favour of' becomes 'pro' (being pro a particular cause).
'examination' becomes 'test' (synonyms).
'for' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'worker' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant).
'pro'+'test'+'ant'='PROTESTANT'

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(Other definitions for protestant that I've seen before include "Member of church founded on the principles of the Reformation" , "Opposing" , "expressing dissent" , "Lutheran, perhaps" , "religious type" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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