Part of God’s acre dutifully hallowed (6)

I believe the answer is:

sacred

'hallowed' is the definition.
(associated in meaning)

'part of god's acre dutifully' is the wordplay.
'part of' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'SACRED' can be found hidden inside 'ds acre dutifully'.

(Other definitions for sacred that I've seen before include "devoted to deity" , "not to be interfered with?" , "Sanctified" , "Religious" , "Like gravestones maybe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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