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Pleasant church to the east of the province (4)

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I believe the answer is:

nice

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

'church to the east of the province' is the wordplay.
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'to the east of' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the province' becomes 'ni' (I've seen this in other clues).
'ce' put after 'ni' is 'NICE'.

(Other definitions for nice that I've seen before include "Pleasant city in south of France" , "Pleasant - precise" , "Riviera resort locals call 'La Cote d'Azur'" , "Agreeable - Riviera resort" , "Fastidious" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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