Saintly, she has her own place in Merseyside (5)

I believe the answer is:

helen

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'saintly she' is the definition.
'Helen' can be an answer for 'she'. I am not certain of the 'saintly' bit.

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

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(Other definitions for helen that I've seen before include "Trojan war beauty" , "-- Mirren, English actress" , "beautiful woman" , "Her face launched a thousand ships" , "She started Trojan War" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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