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Church council (5)

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I believe the answer is:

synod

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">church council</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(type of church assembly)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for synod that I've seen before include "Ecclesiastic council" , "Ecclesiastical gathering" , "Ecumenical council" , "Council of bishops" , "council meeting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard, The Guardian, The Times, The Mirror, The Sunday Times, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, The New York Times and the LA Times.
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