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Villain put away minister (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

curate

'minister' is the definition.
(I know that minister can be written as curate)

'villain put away' is the wordplay.
'villain' becomes 'cur' (cur can mean a despicable person).
'put away' becomes 'ate' (put away can mean to eat).
'cur'+'ate'='CURATE'

(Other definitions for curate that I've seen before include "Minister of religion" , "Church of England clergyman" , "Parish priest's assistant" , "assistant rector" , "Organize a museum or exhibition" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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