The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word EUCHARIST
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More clues leading to the result EUCHARIST
- Cleaner is coming in Tuesday, having elevated service
- Curate and his unconventional liturgy
- Cleaner is coming in Tuesday having elevated service
- Service his curate arranged
- Is curate upset about the beginning of Holy Sacrament?
- Holy Communion from curate with his constituents
- Sacrament from curate and his congregation
- Such a rite makes for the Holy Communion
- Holy sacrament replaces air chutes
- It sure rattles carrying tea service!
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The straight part
We know that "liturgy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case liturgy = eucharist.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does EUCHARIST mean?
EUCHARIST noun- The Christian sacrament of Holy Communion.
- (by extension) A Christian religious service in which this sacrament is enacted.
- The substances received during this sacrament, namely the bread and wine, seen as Christ’s body and blood.