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Heavenly church tallies, somehow (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

celestial

'heavenly' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'church tallies somehow' is the wordplay.
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'somehow' is an anagram indicator.
'tallies' is an anagram of 'lestial'.
'ce'+'lestial'='CELESTIAL'

(Other definitions for celestial that I've seen before include "Relating to the heavens" , "Heavenly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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