Staff around the church rejected ornamentation (5)

Guardian Cryptic #29791 | 4 Down | 2025-09-04
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Reversal of ( … rejected ) [ ROD(a straight bar as a symbol of office or authority/a staff) containing ( around the ) CE(abbrev. for the Church of England). Defn: …/decoration of a room.

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