Ceremony for the recently departed (7)

I believe the answer is:

funeral

(Other definitions for funeral that I've seen before include "Burial ceremony" , "Ceremony at disposal of dead" , "Burial rite" , "Obsequies" , "Sepulture" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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