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High, the Parisian church tower with spire (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

steeple

'church tower with spire' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'high the parisian' is the wordplay.
'high' becomes 'steep' ('steep' can be similar in meaning to 'high').
'the parisian' becomes 'le' (definite article in French).
'steep'+'le'='STEEPLE'

(Other definitions for steeple that I've seen before include "that the church may be under" , "Pet eels (anag)" , "point" , "Tall building" , "Pointed church tower" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Telegraph.
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