Crossword Genius

See manager using spanner, note, prior to current workplace (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

archbishop

'see manager' is the definition.
(see can mean cathedral location)

'spanner note prior to current workplace' is the wordplay.
'spanner' becomes 'arch' (I've seen this before).
'note' becomes 'b' (musical note).
'prior to' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'current' becomes 'I' (symbol for electric current).
'workplace' becomes 'shop' (shop is a kind of workplace).
'arch'+'b'+'i'+'shop'='ARCHBISHOP'

'using' is the link.

(Other definitions for archbishop that I've seen before include "primate" , "High church rank" , "Laud" , "Senior churchman" , "man of the church" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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