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Trouble opening up in place of worship (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pagoda

'place of worship' is the definition.
(pagoda is a kind of place of worship)

'trouble opening up' is the wordplay.
'trouble' becomes 'ado' (I've seen this before).
'opening' becomes 'gap' (gap is a kind of opening**).
'up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'ado'+'gap'='adogap'
'adogap' reversed gives 'PAGODA'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pagoda that I've seen before include "Oriental temple, often a tower" , "Hindu or Buddhist temple" , "Many-tiered building" , "place of worship" , "religious structure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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