Crossword Genius

Put up with deed that keeps church quiet (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

accept

'put up with' is the definition.
(accepting is a kind of putting up with)

'deed that keeps church quiet' is the wordplay.
'deed' becomes 'act' (I've seen this before).
'that keeps' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano').
'ce'+'p'='cep'
'act' going around 'cep' is 'ACCEPT'.

(Other definitions for accept that I've seen before include "Concede" , "Put up with" , "Reply in the affirmative" , "Receive something offered" , "Take -- consent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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