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One on the board at church: not her, we’re told (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hymn

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'one on the board at church' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'not her we're told' is the wordplay.
'not her' becomes 'him' (I've seen this in another clue).
'we're told' shows a homophone (sound like).
'him' sounds like 'HYMN'.

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(Other definitions for hymn that I've seen before include "sort of song" , "Sacred song of praise" , "Religious song of praise" , "Song of worship" , "Orison" .)

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