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Edifice playfully termed a centre for crooks! (6)

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I believe the answer is:

castle

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'edifice playfully' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'termed a centre for crooks' is the wordplay.
'termed' becomes 'ca' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'a centre for' means to look at the middle letters.
'crooks' becomes 'rustlers' (rustler is a kind of crook).
The central letters of 'rustlers' are 'stle'.
'ca'+'stle'='CASTLE'

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(Other definitions for castle that I've seen before include "old building?" , "a piece in the corner" , "Move rook and king in the same turn" , "Left's Social Services secretary" , "Stronghold - chessman" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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