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The Forces clergyman had been lying (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chaplain

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'the forces clergyman' is the definition.
'chaplain' can be an answer for 'clergyman' (chaplain is a kind of clergyman). I am not certain of the 'the forces' bit.

'been lying' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'been' could be 'lain' (lying is a kind of being) and 'lain' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'chap' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'had' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for chaplain that I've seen before include "Member of the clergy, in 24 ac say" , "Army padre" , "Member of clergy ministering to an organisation" , "'Member of the clergy, in a hospital, say (8)'" , "Forces' clergyman" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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