Part of God's acre duly consecrated (6)

I believe the answer is:

sacred

'consecrated' is the definition.
('sacred' can be a synonym of 'consecrated')

'part of god's acre duly' is the wordplay.
'part of' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'SACRED' is hidden within 'gods acre duly'.

(Other definitions for sacred that I've seen before include "devoted to deity" , "Hallowed, consecrated" , "Holy, blessed" , "not to be interfered with?" , "Religious" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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