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Particular church rings Stepney’s boundaries (6)

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I believe the answer is:

choosy

'particular' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'church rings stepney's boundaries' is the wordplay.
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'rings' becomes 'oo' (two O's - O resembles a ring).
'boundaries' suggests removing the centre (only the edge or boundary letters remain).
'stepney' with its middle removed is 'sy'.
'ch'+'oo'+'sy'='CHOOSY'

(Other definitions for choosy that I've seen before include "Fastidious, finicky" , "Fastidious (colloq.)" , "Fussy, particular" , "Selective" , "Discriminating" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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