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Part of church with luck found on left (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chancel

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

'luck found on left' is the wordplay.
'luck' becomes 'chance' ('chance' can be a synonym of 'luck').
'found on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'chance'+'l'='CHANCEL'

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for chancel that I've seen before include "Clergy's area of the church" , "church, partly" , "where sanctuary may be found" , "choir and clergy's area" , "Part of church near altar" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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