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Debussy maybe receiving praise in church (6)

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I believe the answer is:

claude

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'debussy' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'receiving praise in church' is the wordplay.
'receiving' indicates putting letters inside.
'praise' becomes 'laud' (lauding is a kind of praising).
'in church' becomes 'ce' (Church of England. I am not sure about the 'in' bit.).
'laud' placed within 'ce' is 'CLAUDE'.

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(Other definitions for claude that I've seen before include "- Debussy, nineteenth-twentieth century French composer" , "Rains perhaps" , "--- Lorrain, painter; --- Debussy" , "Man" , "Name shared by Monet, Debussy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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