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Oddly, beetle and fish found in part of steeple (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

belfry

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'part of steeple' is the definition.
'belfry' can be an answer for 'steeple' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the 'part of' bit.

'oddly beetle and fish' is the wordplay.
'oddly' means one should take alternating letters (letters in the odd-numbered positions are used).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'fish' becomes 'fry' (I've seen this before).
The alternate letters of 'beetle' are 'bel'.
'bel'+'fry'='BELFRY'

'found in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for belfry that I've seen before include "Part of a tower or steeple" , "Place for ringers" , "Where to find peal" , "Church tower space" , "Interior of a steeple (where bats hang out?)" .)

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