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See choir ceased performing (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

archdiocese

'see' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'choir ceased performing' is the wordplay.
'performing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'choir'+'ceased'='choirceased'
'choirceased' with letters rearranged gives 'ARCHDIOCESE'.

(Other definitions for archdiocese that I've seen before include "eg York" , "Important church area" , "York, for example" , "York, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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