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Risk of getting left in church (7)

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I believe the answer is:

chancel

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'in church' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'risk of getting left' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'risk' could be 'chance' (chance is a kind of risk) and 'chance' is located in the answer.
'left' could be 'l' (common abbreviation) and 'l' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for chancel that I've seen before include "where sanctuary may be found" , "Area around the altar of a church" , "Where to see choir" , "Part of church containing altar" , "where choir sits" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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