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Distracted a celebrant in place of worship (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tabernacle

'place of worship' is the definition.
(tabernacle is a kind of place of worship)

'distracted a celebrant' is the wordplay.
'distracted' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'celebrant'='acelebrant'
'acelebrant' with letters rearranged gives 'TABERNACLE'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tabernacle that I've seen before include "Mormon temple" , "Place of worship; sacrament box" , "niche in church" , "Tent for the Ark of the Covenant" , "Portable tent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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