Primate left behind church where worshippers may gather (6)
I believe the answer is:
chapel
'where worshippers may gather' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
'primate left behind church' is the wordplay.
'primate' becomes 'ape' (large primate).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'behind' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'church' becomes 'ch' (abbreviation on maps etc).
'ape'+'l'='apel'
'apel' put after 'ch' is 'CHAPEL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chapel that I've seen before include "Place of worship set apart in church or cathedral" , "service" , "Small building for worship" , "Place used for Christian worship - smaller than cathedral" , "Nonconformist church" .)