Significant and pious, getting old (6)
I believe the answer is:
goodly
'significant' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'pious getting old' is the wordplay.
'pious' becomes 'godly' (similar in meaning).
'getting' is an insertion indicator.
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'godly' going around 'o' is 'GOODLY'.
'and' is the link.
(Another definition for goodly that I've seen is " Excellent, virtuous (arch.), considerable (quantity)".)
I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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