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clerical

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
clerical/ˈklerɪkl/

▶adjective

1 concerned with or relating to the routine work of an office clerk.

2 relating to the clergy.

– derivatives
clericalism noun,
clericalist noun,
clerically adverb.

'clerical' also found in these Oxford entries:

choker - cleric - clerical collar - clerical error - cloth - desk job - dog collar - Geneva bands - laicize - office - paper-pusher - pen-pusher - stock - yeoman

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