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 don't understand how they can define each other.
'primate left behind church' is the wordplay.
'primate' becomes 'ape' (large primate).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'behind' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'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" .)