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A red latch fashioned for church (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cathedral

'church' is the definition.
(I know that cathedral is a type of cathedral)

'a red latch fashioned' is the wordplay.
'fashioned' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'red'+'latch'='aredlatch'
'aredlatch' anagrammed gives 'CATHEDRAL'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for cathedral that I've seen before include "Had claret (anag.)" , "Head church of diocese" , "seat of power" , "See 6" , "Halted car, badly, at the important church" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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