I left priests in churches (8)

I believe the answer is:

minsters

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'in churches' is the definition.
'minsters' can be an answer for 'churches' (I have seen 'Large churches ' mean 'minsters' so perhaps 'churches' could also mean 'minsters'). I am not sure about the 'in' bit.

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

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(Another definition for minsters that I've seen is " Large churches".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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