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Saint in charge of a Shakespearean clown (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

feste

'a shakespearean clown' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'saint in charge' is the wordplay.
'saint' becomes 'st' (abbreviation).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'charge' becomes 'fee' (fee is a kind of charge).
'st' inserted inside 'fee' is 'FESTE'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Another definition for feste that I've seen is " Shakespearean fool".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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