What The Vicar Has Been Perhaps If Promoted By The Church Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • an endowed church office giving income to its holder verb • endow with a benefice
	33%	7		Writer who was also a vicar in the Church of England
	noun • English lyric poet (1591-1674)
	30%	9		Had rather have been promoted
	adjective satellite • more desirable than another • preferred above all others and treated with partiality

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The Guardian Cryptic28 Apr 2006	Down 16
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