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Relish entertaining one with the Messiah (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

saviour

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'the messiah' is the definition.

'relish entertaining one' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'one' could be 'i' (Roman numeral) and 'i' is found within the answer.
'relish' could be 'savour' ('savour' can be a synonym of 'relish') and 'savour' is found in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'with' is the link.

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(Other definitions for saviour that I've seen before include "preservative type" , "Rescuer" , "Round, flat plate" , "Deliverer or redeemer" , "One who delivers people from harm or danger" .)

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