Saint with the Keys of Heaven (5)

I believe the answer is:

peter

(Other definitions for peter that I've seen before include "Fellow < safe" , "and 16: Actor who played Hercule Poirot" , "Safe; saint" , "Disciple" , "emperor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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