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Welcomed by Conservatives, personal service (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vespers

'service' is the definition.
(vespers is a church service)

'welcomed by conservatives personal' is the wordplay.
'welcomed by' indicates a hidden word.
'VESPERS' can be found hidden inside 'conservatives personal'.

(Other definitions for vespers that I've seen before include "Evening service" , "Evening prayers" , "Evensong - RC service" , "An hour of worship" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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