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Churches either side of the head? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

temples

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'churches' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

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(Other definitions for temples that I've seen before include "Places of worship" , "Cerebral" , "Buildings for the workship of gods" , "Houses of worship" , "Buildings for the workshop of gods" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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