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Tell clergyman not to start (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

relate

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

'clergyman not to start' is the wordplay.
'clergyman' becomes 'prelate' (prelate is a kind of clergyman).
'not to start' means to remove the first letter.
'prelate' with its initial letter removed is 'RELATE'.

(Other definitions for relate that I've seen before include "Recount" , "Sympathise" , "Narrate in Tralee" , "Tell (a story)" , "Show a connection between (things)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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