The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 4 letter word ORGAN LOFT
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More clues leading to the result ORGAN LOFT
- Section of cathedral undergoing renovation for a long time
- Part of church crumbling for a long time
- Part of church lost for a long time
- Church area unkempt for a long time
- See two newspapers coming round for church feature
- Sort of long art gallery in church, perhaps
- Church feature, behold, covered by two newspapers
- High notes coming from here in church?
- Church gallery, dilapidated for a long time
- Red fort, taking along a Church gallery
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Part of church" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case part of church = organ loft.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.