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Apes loose with orang in parish residence (9)

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I believe the answer is:

parsonage

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'residence' is the definition.
(I know that parsonage is a type of residence)

'apes loose with orang' is the wordplay.
'loose with' is an anagram indicator (letters are loosened from their original positions).
'apes' mixed up with 'orang' gives 'PARSONAGE'.

'in parish' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for parsonage that I've seen before include "Clergyman's address" , "Framley - (Trollope)" , "Clergyman's house" , "Church house" , "house of prayer?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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