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Tell bishop's lost power (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

relate

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'tell' is the definition.
(as in to tell or relate a story)

'bishop's lost power' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'lost' could be 'l' (abbreviation in sporting league tables) and 'l' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'reate' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for relate that I've seen before include "Empathise" , "Marriage Guidance - report" , "Give a report or show a connection" , "Tell - the marriage guidance people" , "Connect in Tralee" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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