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Religiously, he's comparatively early (5)

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prior

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(Other definitions for prior that I've seen before include "Preceding" , "Clergyman - earlier" , "head of a house of friars" , "English keeper" , "More pressing" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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