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Zadok say: is he right, after disturbance, to seize power? (4,6)

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I believe the answer is:

high priest

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'zadok say is he right after disturbance to seize power?' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'is he right after disturbance to seize power?' is the wordplay.
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'disturbance' indicates anagramming the letters.
'to seize' is an insertion indicator.
'power?' becomes 'p' (symbol in physics).
'is'+'he'+'right'='isheright'
'isheright' anagrammed gives 'highriest'.
'highriest' placed around 'p' is 'HIGH PRIEST'.

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(Other definitions for high priest that I've seen before include "Chief religious official" , "cult leader" , "Not how this minister" , "Ecclesiastical dignitary" , "Senior clergyman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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