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The Spanish in Aberdeen for morning prayers (7)

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I believe the answer is:

angelus

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'for morning prayers' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'the spanish in aberdeen' is the wordplay.
'the spanish' becomes 'el' ('the' in Spanish).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'aberdeen' becomes 'angus' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'el' put inside 'angus' is 'ANGELUS'.

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(Other definitions for angelus that I've seen before include "Thrice daily prayer of Roman Catholics" , "(Bell calling Catholics to) prayer" , "Prayer at noon and 6pm" , "Short Catholic devotion" , "Midday prayer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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