The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RECTORY
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More clues leading to the result RECTORY
- Clergyman's house in Crockford's, perhaps DI overlooked?
- Cleric's place with play area near to railway
- Told to demolish Conservative minister’s home
- Party man following diversion for clergyman’s residence?
- Play sports here, on the right parson’s place
- Parson’s place has lines written on the right page
- Catholic politician outside back of the minister’s place
- Clergyman’s residence having play area on the right
- Accommodation for minister is concerning key party member
- Iron extracted from monastery building for religious dwelling
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The straight part
We know that "clergyman’s residence" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case clergyman’s residence = rectory.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RECTORY mean?
RECTORY noun- The residence of Roman Catholic priest(s) associated with a parish church.
- The residence of an Anglican rector.