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Service provider of a different stripe (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

priest

'service provider' is the definition.
(a priest might provide a church service)

'a different stripe' is the wordplay.
'a different' indicates an anagram (letters placed in a different order).
'stripe' with letters rearranged gives 'PRIEST'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for priest that I've seen before include "Ordained minister" , "person of religion" , "Member of the clergy" , "Religious leader" , "Man of god" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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