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Her sin is to spoil a holy place (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shrine

'a holy place' is the definition.
(holy site dedicated to a particular person)

'her sin is to spoil' is the wordplay.
'is to spoil' indicates anagramming the letters.
'her'+'sin'='hersin'
'hersin' anagrammed gives 'SHRINE'.

(Other definitions for shrine that I've seen before include "Place of worship associated with a revered person" , "Container for sacred relics" , "Casket with holy relics" , "Pilgrim's destination" , "here to pray?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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