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Accompanied Prime Minister once church supports consent (9)

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I believe the answer is:

accedence

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'supports consent' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'accompanied prime minister once church' is the wordplay.
'accompanied' becomes 'acc' (abbreviation).
'prime minister' becomes 'eden' (I've seen this before).
'once church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England. I am not sure about the 'once' bit.).
'acc'+'eden'+'ce'='ACCEDENCE'

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