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Venerated villager (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elder

'venerated villager' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for elder that I've seen before include "Senior figure; tree" , "Senior churchperson" , "comparatively aged" , "Layman of the church" , "Small tree with purple berries" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.
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