Near mosque, oddly, as are some early churches (10)

I believe the answer is:

romanesque

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'as are some early churches' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'near mosque oddly' is the wordplay.
'oddly' is an anagram indicator.
'near'+'mosque'='nearmosque'
'nearmosque' anagrammed gives 'ROMANESQUE'.

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(Another definition for romanesque that I've seen is " (In architecture) Norman".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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