Possibly I serenade clergymen's homes (9)

I believe the answer is:

deaneries

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'clergymen's homes' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'possibly i serenade' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates an anagram.
'i'+'serenade'='iserenade'
'iserenade' anagrammed gives 'DEANERIES'.

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