What may return to haunt woman, part of Bible introduced by cleric (8)
I believe the answer is:
revenant
'what may return to haunt' is the definition.
(revenant is another term for ghost)
'woman part of bible introduced by cleric' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'ena' (feminine given name).
'part of bible' becomes 'nt' (New Testament abbreviation).
'introduced by' says to put letters next to each other.
'cleric' becomes 'rev' (abbreviation for Reverend).
'ena'+'nt'='enant'
'enant' after 'rev' is 'REVENANT'.
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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