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Church recess (4)

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I believe the answer is:

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

(Other definitions for apse that I've seen before include "where praetor sat" , "may be seen in church!" , "Part of a church with the altar" , "Niche in church" , "room for an altar" .)

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