Palindromic ecclesiastical divisions (4)

I believe the answer is:

sees

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This clue could be a double definition.

'palindromic' is the first definition.

'ecclesiastical divisions' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.

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(Other definitions for sees that I've seen before include "Gets sight of" , "Notices" , "Clocks" , "Observes or perceives" , "Watches" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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