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Worldly way to put a wrong clause right (7)

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secular

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'worldly' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'wrong clause right' is the wordplay.
'wrong' indicates an anagram.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'clause' anagrammed gives 'secula'.
'secula'+'r'='SECULAR'

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(Other definitions for secular that I've seen before include "Concerning the laity" , "Not concerned with religion" , "Not connected with religious matters" , "Non-church" , "Not religious or sacred" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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