Ring in right hours following old church service (7)

I believe the answer is:

orthros

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'ring' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for orthros that I've seen before include "Time for prayer in Greece!" , "equivalent to lauds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

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