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Shame is unusual for Jesus? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

messiah

'jesus?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'shame is unusual' is the wordplay.
'unusual' indicates anagramming the letters.
'shame'+'is'='shameis'
'shameis' is an anagram of 'MESSIAH'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for messiah that I've seen before include "Choral work often performed at Christmas" , "Inspirational liberator" , "Redeemer" , "Handel's composition, sung annually by Our Lady's Choral Society" , "His coming was prophesied in the Old Testament" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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