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Adjusted organ pipes in space outside church (6)

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I believe the answer is:

voiced

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'adjusted organ pipes' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I cannot understand how they can define each other.

'space outside church' is the wordplay.
'space' becomes 'void' (void is a kind of space).
'outside' is an insertion indicator (some letters go outside others).
'church' becomes 'CE' (Church of England).
'void' enclosing 'ce' is 'VOICED'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for voiced that I've seen before include "Said aloud" , "Articulated" , "Sounded, uttered" , "Uttered, expressed" , "Expressed in speech" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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