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Possibly lies under a part of the church (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aisle

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'part of the church' is the definition.
'aisle' can be an answer for 'part' (I have seen 'Part of church ' mean 'aisle' so perhaps 'part' could also mean 'aisle'). I am unsure of the 'of the church' bit.

'possibly lies under a' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates an anagram.
'under' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, some letters go below others).
'lies' anagrammed gives 'isle'.
'isle' after 'a' is 'AISLE'.

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(Other definitions for aisle that I've seen before include "Divide in a church" , "Church walkway" , "Path between seats in church" , "Part of a church" , "Passage between seating areas" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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