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Fortune left to part of church (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chancel

'part of church' is the definition.
('chancel' is part of 'church')

'fortune left' is the wordplay.
'fortune' becomes 'chance' ('chance' can be a synonym of 'fortune').
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'chance'+'l'='CHANCEL'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for chancel that I've seen before include "Clergy's area of the church" , "choir and clergy's area" , "Area around the altar of a church" , "where choir sits" , "Place of altar" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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