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Saint Eustace cleared out church property (3)

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I believe the answer is:

see

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'church property' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'saint eustace cleared out' is the wordplay.
'saint' becomes 's'.
'cleared out' suggests removing the centre.
'eustace' with its middle taken out is 'ee'.
's'+'ee'='SEE'

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(Other definitions for see that I've seen before include "Perceive with eyes or mind" , "Inspect" , "Watch, equal (a bet)" , "Perceive a bishopric" , "Observe a bishopric" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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