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Obligatory For A Clergyman Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is INCUMBENT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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99%9Exact Match!
noun

• the official who holds an office

adjective satellite

• lying or leaning on something else

• necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding

• currently holding an office

36%12 Religious decision to turn a clergyman into a non-clergyman
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29%6Clergyman receiving company of clergyman
noun

• a Protestant layman who assists the minister

• a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders

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