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Lord's house briefly seen as nicest in the middle (6,2,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

church of england

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'lord's house' is the definition.
(a church is the house of God)

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(Other definitions for church of england that I've seen before include "Tories on their knees, it was said" , "That's been established for a long time" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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