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Perhaps, Stephanite church, inside there is some shade (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ochre

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'some shade' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'perhaps stephanite church inside' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'church' could be 'ch' (common abbreviation) and 'ch' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ore' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'there is' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ochre that I've seen before include "Yellow-red earthy pigment" , "Yellow/brown pigment" , "Golden pigment" , "Earthy colour" , "Yellow-orange hue" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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