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Had Clarets beaten two of these in Liverpool? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cathedrals

'two of these in liverpool?' is the definition.
(Liverpool has two cathedrals)

'had clarets beaten' is the wordplay.
'beaten' indicates anagramming the letters (letters beaten up or destroyed).
'had'+'clarets'='hadclarets'
'hadclarets' is an anagram of 'CATHEDRALS'.

(Another definition for cathedrals that I've seen is " religious places".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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