Man with money finally appropriated cloth rep’s patch (9)

From Times Cryptic 5221, 2D —

2D — Man with money finally appropriated cloth rep’s patch (9)BISHOPRIC

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'patch' — The straight definition sits at one end — a bishop's territory is informally his ___.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'finally appropriated'
  • Operation
    'finally appropriated' signals a deletion operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'money'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'Man cloth rep’s' → BISHOP
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'money' → RICH
  • Assembly
    BISHOP + (RICH - H > RIC) = BISHOPRIC

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