Impure hero, sort mistakenly made head of religious community (6,8)

From Times Cryptic 29539, 7D —

7D — Impure hero, sort mistakenly made head of religious community (6,8) — MOTHER SUPERIOR

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'head of religious community' — The definition is the phrase describing the role: head of religious community.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'mistakenly'
  • Operation
    'mistakenly' signals a anagram operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'Impure hero, sort'
  • Assembly
    IMPUREHEROSORT = MOTHERSUPERIOR

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