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That woman? Alien in charge of contrary beliefs! (7)

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I believe the answer is:

heretic

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'of contrary beliefs' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'that woman? alien in charge' is the wordplay.
'that woman?' becomes 'her' ('her' refers to a woman).
'alien' becomes 'et' (extra terrestrial).
'in charge' becomes 'ic' (abbreviation for 'in charge').
'her'+'et'+'ic'='HERETIC'

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(Other definitions for heretic that I've seen before include "Misbeliever" , "contrarian" , "person not acting in good faith?" , "Person with views contrary to accepted beliefs" , "Nonconformist" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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