Crossword Genius

Senior cleric’s blunder over work (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bishop

'senior cleric's' is the definition.
(a bishop is a senior clergyman)

'blunder over work' is the wordplay.
'blunder' becomes 'bish' (I've seen this before).
'over' says to put letters next to each other (in a down clue, some letters go over others).
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'bish'+'op'='BISHOP'

(Other definitions for bishop that I've seen before include "Head of a diocese" , "High-ranking clergyman" , "See man at the top" , "He wears the mitre and carries the crozier" , "He wields the crosier" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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