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Top
priest
embraced
by
transgressor?
(7)
Top priest embraced by transgressor? (7)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
The definition is Top — as in a spinning top, the toy. For the wordplay, take transgressor, which gives you SINNER, and have it embrace P (the abbreviation for priest), tucking it in after the first letter to get S then P then INNER.