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Start to pray, with a deity and a temple (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pagoda

'temple' is the definition.
(I know that pagoda is a type of temple)

'start to pray with a deity and a' is the wordplay.
'start to' suggests taking the first letters.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'deity' becomes 'god' (a deity is a god or divine being).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
The first letter of 'pray' is 'p'.
'p'+'a'+'god'+'a'='PAGODA'

(Other definitions for pagoda that I've seen before include "Buddhist tower with several stories" , "Asian temple with up-turned eaves" , "Eastern temple, usually a tower" , "place for devotees?" , "place of worship" .)

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