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Sermonised? Pastor initially has got to (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

preached

'sermonised?' is the definition.
(gave a sermon)

'pastor initially has got to' is the wordplay.
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
'has got to' becomes 'reached' (to reach something is to get to it).
The initial letter of 'pastor' is 'p'.
'p'+'reached'='PREACHED'

(Another definition for preached that I've seen is " gave address".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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