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  • Officially, no. The adjective _clerical_, as used here, is derived from _clerk_ rather than _cleric_. [The] [m]odern bureaucratic usage [of the word clerk] is from c.1500, a reminder of the dark ages when clergy alone could read and write. On the other hand, you may have just coined a new usage of the expression _clerical error_. www.thefreedictionary.com/A+clerical+error www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=c&p=28

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