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Said takeaway is for powerful Cretan patriarch (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

minos

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'patriarch' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

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(Another definition for minos that I've seen is " raincoats".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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