Somehow lose Pat Thomas, for one (7)

I believe the answer is:

apostle

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'thomas for one' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'somehow lose pat' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates an anagram.
'lose'+'pat'='losepat'
'losepat' is an anagram of 'APOSTLE'.

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(Other definitions for apostle that I've seen before include "Originally, one sent to preach the gospel" , "who can handle a spoon?" , "One of the biblical twelve (7)well don" , "E.g. St Paul" , "Preacher of the gospel" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.

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