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Cathedral city where church converted Sartre (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chartres

'cathedral city' is the definition.
(French city with a cathedral)

'church converted sartre' is the wordplay.
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'converted' indicates an anagram.
'sartre' with letters rearranged gives 'artres'.
'ch'+'artres'='CHARTRES'

'where' is the link.

(Other definitions for chartres that I've seen before include "French city with a cathedral renowned for its stained glass windows" , "Beauce town, Gothic cathedral" , "French town noted for its Gothic cathedral" , "French town with famous cathedral" , "N French city with a distinctive Gothic cathedral" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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