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Screen destroyed - that where the smoke is coming from in church (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

censer

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'screen destroyed that where the smoke is coming from in church' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'screen destroyed' is the wordplay.
'destroyed' indicates an anagram.
'screen' is an anagram of 'CENSER'.

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(Other definitions for censer that I've seen before include "may be used in church" , "Thurible" , "Container in which incense is burnt" , "Incense burner" , "may be seen in church" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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