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Her sin destroyed a holy place (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shrine

'a holy place' is the definition.
(holy site dedicated to a particular person)

'her sin destroyed' is the wordplay.
'destroyed' indicates an anagram.
'her'+'sin'='hersin'
'hersin' with letters rearranged gives 'SHRINE'.

(Other definitions for shrine that I've seen before include "Place hallowed for special associations" , "Hallowed place associated with a sacred thing or person" , "Casket with holy relics" , "temple" , "here to pray?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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