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Still good, getting hold of Nadal's first service (8)

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I believe the answer is:

evensong

'service' is the definition.
(type of church service)

'still good getting hold of nadal's first' is the wordplay.
'still' becomes 'even so' (both can mean 'nonetheless').
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'getting hold of' is an insertion indicator.
'nadal's first' becomes 'n' (1st letter of 'nadal').
'evenso'+'g'='evensog'
'evensog' placed around 'n' is 'EVENSONG'.

(Other definitions for evensong that I've seen before include "6 [SERVICE] ?" , "Church service late in the day" , "Vespers" , "Religious service" , "Anglican service" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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