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Complete religious work in Ireland (6)

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I believe the answer is:

entire

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'complete' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'religious work in ireland' is the wordplay.
'religious work in' becomes 'ent' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'ireland' becomes 'ire' (abbreviation).
'ent'+'ire'='ENTIRE'

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(Other definitions for entire that I've seen before include "Whole - undamaged" , "in one piece" , "Whole; unbroken" , "Full, intact" , "Full and complete" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sun.
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