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They've cornered a part of Westminster Abbey (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

poets

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'they've cornered a part' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'of westminster abbey' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'pets' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for poets that I've seen before include "Verse writers" , "Estop (anag.)" , "bridges, for example (but extra capital is needed)" , "Burns" , "Heaney and Muldoon" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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