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Collapsed round part of church (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apse

'church' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'collapsed round part' is the wordplay.
'part' indicates a hidden word.
'APSE' is hidden within 'collapsed round'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for apse that I've seen before include "place in church" , "Semicircular end of a church, behind the altar" , "Where you could find a magistrate's chair" , "Recess at eastern end of a church" , "Primate holds saint to be a" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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