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Tea taken by simple clergyman (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chaplain

'clergyman' is the definition.
(chaplain is a kind of clergyman)

'tea taken by simple' is the wordplay.
'tea' becomes 'cha' (cha is a type of tea).
'taken by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'simple' becomes 'plain' ('plain' can be a synonym of 'simple').
'cha'+'plain'='CHAPLAIN'

(Other definitions for chaplain that I've seen before include "Christian clergyman attached to an institution, military body etc" , "Armed services clergyman" , "Clergyman attached to an institution, such as the army" , "'Member of the clergy, in a hospital, say (8)'" , "Religious minister assigned to an organisation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
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