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See man in charge bagging runs (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bishopric

'see' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'man in charge bagging runs' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'bishop' (bishop is a kind of man**).
'in charge' becomes 'ic'.
'bagging' is an insertion indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'runs' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'bishop'+'ic'='bishopic'
'bishopic' enclosing 'r' is 'BISHOPRIC'.

(Other definitions for bishopric that I've seen before include "Phobic sir (anag)" , "position of a minister" , "See - diocese" , "Episcopate" , "Church office" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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