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Male quarters in a minister's house (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

manse

'a minister's house' is the definition.
(house assigned to a religious minister)

'male quarters' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'man' (man is a kind of male).
'quarters' becomes 'se' (south and east, two compass quarters).
'man'+'se'='MANSE'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for manse that I've seen before include "Scottish minister's house" , "Religious home" , "Minister's quarters" , "House of a clergyman" , "Scottish minister's residence" .)

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