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Division in the church? I'll say! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aisle

'division in the church?' is the definition.
(walkway through a church)

'i'll say' is the wordplay.
'say' shows a homophone (sound like).
'ill' is a homophone of 'AISLE'.

(Other definitions for aisle that I've seen before include "Passage between pews" , "that would-be bride hopes to make it up!" , "A key" , "Division of the nave in church" , "Walkway between seats" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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