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Part of church that's ramshackle, it's scary (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sacristy

'part of church' is the definition.
('sacristy' is part of 'church')

'ramshackle it's scary' is the wordplay.
'ramshackle' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'its'+'scary'='itsscary'
'itsscary' anagrammed gives 'SACRISTY'.

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sacristy that I've seen before include "Satyr (sic) found in church storage room" , "Where sacred vessels are kept in church" , "Room in church for vestments etc." , "Church robing room" , "Vestry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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