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Still oddly in French church? Still! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

silence

'still' is the definition.
(I know that still can be written as silence)

'still oddly in french church?' is the wordplay.
'oddly' indicates alternate letters (letters in odd-numbered positions).
'in french' becomes 'en' ('in' in French).
'church?' becomes 'CE' (abbreviation for Church of England).
The alternate letters of 'still' are 'sil'.
'sil'+'en'+'ce'='SILENCE'

(Other definitions for silence that I've seen before include "Gag" , "It is golden, they say" , "Soundlessness" , "Period of peace" , "Shut up!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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