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Heavenly church tallies, somehow (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

celestial

'heavenly' is the definition.
('celestial' can be a synonym of 'heavenly')

'church tallies somehow' is the wordplay.
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'somehow' is an anagram indicator.
'tallies' with letters rearranged gives 'lestial'.
'ce'+'lestial'='CELESTIAL'

(Other definitions for celestial that I've seen before include "Relating to the heavens" , "Heavenly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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