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Devout
priest,
German,
in
South
American
city
with
us
(9)
Devout priest, German, in South American city with us (9)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
"Devout" is your definition, sitting there plainly at the start. For the wordplay: take the priest ELI, stick a G on for "German", and pop that whole lot inside RIO (your South American city) to get R-ELIG-IO — then tack US onto the end for "with us" to land on RELIGIOUS.