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Take over from a king and two biblical characters (7)

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relieve

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'take over from' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for relieve that I've seen before include "raise a siege" , "help" , "Palliate" , "Break the sameness of" , "Take a job over from - bring aid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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