Rather high, the Parisian church tower (7)

I believe the answer is:

steeple

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

'rather high the parisian' is the wordplay.
'rather high' becomes 'steep' (similar in meaning. I am not sure about the 'rather' bit.).
'the parisian' becomes 'le' (definite article in French).
'steep'+'le'='STEEPLE'

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(Other definitions for steeple that I've seen before include "Pointed structure" , "point" , "Tall tower with spire on top of church" , "Pet eels (anag)" , "Sort of chase" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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