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Worshipper lifting up a leader (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rasta

'worshipper' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'lifting up a leader' is the wordplay.
'lifting up' says the letters should be written in reverse (I've seen 'lifted up' mean this (in a down clue, letters go up)).
'leader' becomes 'tsar' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'tsar'='atsar'
'atsar' written backwards gives 'RASTA'.

(Other definitions for rasta that I've seen before include "Sectarian of Jamaican origin (colloq.)" , "One following religion" , "A certain believer" , "Adherent of sect originating in Jamaica" , "black believer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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