The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SYNAGOGUE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SYNAGOGUE
- Pronounced wickedness, very curious in place of worship
- A guy’s gone off to find a religious assembly
- Reported crime stunned worshippers here
- A guy’s gone out to find somewhere to pray
- Place of worship by Ganges you rebuilt
- Misbehave excitedly in audition in place of worship
- Religious centre keen to follow religious transgression in radio broadcast
- Wrong to get excited, it’s said, in place of worship
- Pronounced wickedness, curious in religious building
- . Knight leaves the Yank's building to dig after internal turmoil in a place of worship
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The straight part
We know that "somewhere to pray" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case somewhere to pray = synagogue.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does SYNAGOGUE mean?
SYNAGOGUE noun- A place of worship for Jews.
- A congregation of Jews for the purpose of worship or religious study.