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Place of worship had claret prepared (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cathedral

'place of worship' is the definition.
(cathedral is a kind of place of worship)

'had claret prepared' is the wordplay.
'prepared' indicates an anagram.
'had'+'claret'='hadclaret'
'hadclaret' with letters rearranged gives 'CATHEDRAL'.

(Other definitions for cathedral that I've seen before include "See 6" , "One would be in the city" , "dramatic murder location" , "Carted Hal off to church" , "edifice" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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